I'm on Day 4 of of a 14-day pre-op liquid diet where I have to drink 4-5 Bariatric Advantage shakes per day.

The problem is that the shakes make me sick (diarrhea and nausea). It's not just the taste, but the smell and texture too.

Anyone else experience this too? Should I call the doctor's office? Any suggestions?

You should try Premier Protein shakes. You get 30g of protein 160 calories and almost no sugar or fat. They also taste really good. I almost 8 months post op and can still drink them. They are awesome in coffee!! You can get them at Sam's, Costco, BJ's and recently I saw them in 4 packs at Walmart. My surgeon was very happy with my choice. Best of luck to you!!

I just got my two bags of Bariatric Advantage from the Kane Center this past Friday. I am going to assume you may be seeing the same folks since you are in Palatine and I am in Arlington Heights. It's hard to think if these do not taste well and you can't get them down that you paid over $140 for them. I'm drinking them come hell of high Water just on the principle that I paid so much for them.

If you are going through the Kane Center, they gave me a really good print out on making it in various ways using different ingredients. What are you using as your base ingredient, water, soy or skim milk? If you are tying one, try the others and see what happens. Remember, it's only 15 days. Good luck.

You hit the nail right on the head with the Kane Center.

I've tried drinking them with Water, milk and almond milk. I've tried several recipes on the print out and they have all had the same effect.

Call Donna on Monday and discuss it with her. She may have some tricks for you. I am starting my shakes on Thursday so now I am eating like a man on death row. I'd imagine the diarrhea and nausea may be normal when you dramatically change your diet, I've had that problem in the past on the start of other diets I have had in the past. Your body is compensating for the change in what it is consuming. Once it adjusts it should improve. Again, there is an end-game here and once you have surgery it will be a whole new set of challenges.

How are you preparing the shakes? A shaker, blender? Are you adding any fruit? What flavors do you have?

Can you call your surgeon's office and see if you can use another kind of shake? Mine gave me several options that I can use during pre-op.

I'll definitely give Donna a call.

I have chocolate and vanilla. I have a nutribullet, so that's what I used at first. I'd add fruit and some kind of liquid. Followed several recipes, but they all made me sick. Then I figured since that wasn't really helping it go down, I started using the shaker with either Water or milk. I just chug it now.

I ordered the same exact product but unflavored, with the hope that I can mix it with broth and maybe that would go down better. It should get here on Tuesday.

End game! Got it! Thanks!

I haven't tried this brand, but I did find that one certain brand made me nauseated each and every time I tried it, regardless of flavor or time of day.

In my case it was muscle milk but there was just something about it that didn't agree with me. I can drink other brands fine with no problems. Maybe this one just isn't for you.

The surgeon requires that patients use only the BA brand for the preop diet. But I'll call tomorrow and see if they have any suggestions.

Thanks everyone!

Have you tried the Premier protein shakes? they are 30g of protein

I'm on Day 4 of of a 14-day pre-op liquid diet where I have to drink 4-5 Bariatric Advantage shakes per day.

The problem is that the shakes make me sick (diarrhea and nausea). It's not just the taste, but the smell and texture too.

Anyone else experience this too? Should I call the doctor's office? Any suggestions?

I'm also a Kane Center patient (day 4 of my diet) and am experiencing the same thing with the Bariatric Advantage shakes!! They make me feel bloated and nauseous no matter how or what I mix them with. I even tried almond milk, as Donna suggested for a sensitive stomach and it was still bad! I couldn't stand feeling like I was going to throw up all the time. I switched to Premier Protein shakes. They have pretty close to the same nutritional content as the Bariatric Advantage shakes I didn't exactly ask if it was ok though...I started feeling sick the 2nd day at it was a weekend so no one was in the office. I just switched because I felt it was the right choice. I'm interested to see what Donna had to say though if you called?

Hey there Blissful!

I wish I could say that she was helpful, but after asking me if I'd tried various combinations (which I had), she recommended that I add Peanut Butter to my shake.

I told her that I'd try it, but I'm skeptical. I'm pretty sure the product is the problem, not what I'm mixing it with. I'll post an update later tonight.

Hey there Blissful!

I wish I could say that she was helpful, but after asking me if I'd tried various combinations (which I had), she recommended that I add Peanut Butter to my shake.

I told her that I'd try it, but I'm skeptical. I'm pretty sure the product is the problem, not what I'm mixing it with. I'll post an update later tonight.

I had a feeling she wouldn't be very helpful! Lol. Adding peanut butter didn't do anything but give me indigestion and peanut butter flavored burps so I agree, it has to be the product! I'm part of a support group through a coworker (also banded) and when I told all of them what was going on they all agreed I should switch brands. They all were on different brands pre-op, so personally, I don't think it makes a difference if we don't use Bariatric Advantage. How are they ever going to know I didn't use it? Lol I know it's terrible to not follow doctor's orders but it seems crazy to keep making myself sick over a brand of Protein shakes! Good luck though. Keep me posted on how you're doing

I just got my two bags of Bariatric Advantage from the Kane Center this past Friday. I am going to assume you may be seeing the same folks since you are in Palatine and I am in Arlington Heights. It's hard to think if these do not taste well and you can't get them down that you paid over $140 for them. I'm drinking them come hell of high Water just on the principle that I paid so much for them.

If you are going through the Kane Center, they gave me a really good print out on making it in various ways using different ingredients. What are you using as your base ingredient, water, soy or skim milk? If you are tying one, try the others and see what happens. Remember, it's only 15 days. Good luck.

This is random, but my surgery date was originally scheduled for the same day as yours with the same surgeon! So weird haha mine got moved to the 18th because my pulmonologist didn't practice at St. Alexis, only Alexian Brothers, and they can't just give me a different one for whatever reason. Anyways, small world best of luck to you!

They did the exact same thing to me. After trying several others my nut told me to try premier ready-to-drink and I use those. Yum

Are you also with the Kane center?