Im just over a week post op and the routine laid out by my docter every 15 mins 1 oz of Water and every 30 mins 1 oz of Protein. im fine drinking water but Protein Drink is killing me not because my stomach cant take it. im just so sick of it the smell of it makes me gag i just want to avoid it because the thought of drinking it right now makes me sick to my stomach with my two weeks pre op liquid diet im about 4 weeks deep on just drinking protein any help would be awesome not sure what to do i have tried 3 different brands and different flavors they taste fine im just sick of the liquid and the smell and its hard for me to overcome that

No good answer. Maybe break up the routine. That strict of a schedule would drive me crazy. I am 1 week out as well and I just try to sip Water all day and spread out the Protein as best I can. I get maybe 40 in each day.

Aren't there some flavorless protein powders like unjury that can be added to broth or other liquids? Maybe worth a try.

Yeah, unjury makes a chicken Soup flavor. I used to add baby food chicken to chicken broth and blend it all up to get a soup.

I am so with you on this..high Protein liquid diet for 2 weeks prior and another 2 wks following surgery...I had my surgery last Tuesday. I can not stand the liquid or the smell anymore..barely getting in any protein at all. And everything has an after taste to me. so you are not alone. I have unflavored Protein powder and its gross....haven't tried unjury yet.

I had the sample pack of Unjury, I loved the Chocolate Splendor. Would not suggest the vanilla and I have yet to try the unflavored packet in anything yet.

My Nut told me about this peanut butter powder called PB2. Way less calories and actually tastes good. The only after taste I have now is peanut butter taste. Not bad. I hate the shakes too.

Try different protein drinks. Isopure and Syntrax have a huge line of different flavors. More like koolaid/lemonade style not just thick sweet chocolate and vanilla. Even with the chocolate and vanilla, you may try diluting them with skim milk and mixing up flavors by adding Torani syrup or Mio or Dasani drops. PB2 is great mixed in, too. I have at least 8 different kinds of protein drinks in my house right now, not to mention the almost unending flavor possibilities with the Torani Syrups and fruits I mix in. At 6 months out I still have a protein shake everyday and I love them.

I have the unflavored and chicken soup Unjury. I didn't like the unflavored in everything but it wasn't bad in blended up soup or instant potatoes. I also put unflavored unjury in baby cereal and instead of mixing with water or milk i mixed in no sugar added 100% juice. I also added a bit of the strawberry protein powder to a berry based yogurt. I started out on the protein shakes and just couldn't get all that liquid in, and quite frankly got tired of it as well, but I did what i could fit in. Hang in there. When you get further along you can cut down on the amount of shakes you drink and get protein from other sources. BUT you will still need to drink some protein. I will be 7 weeks post op on Monday. I have Body Fortress Whey ISOLATE protein which is 30g per scoop. I throw some frozen or fresh strawberries and banana in my nutribullet with 100% cranberry juice and then shake in the powder once that is blended. I make up the rest with nuts, yogurt in the morning, cheese, cottage cheese and the P3s they have out is really good. I can eat beef jerky, which i love because there is a lot of protein there. It gets easier. Wish I had an answer for you, but really its just that part you have to get through right now. I thought the exact same thing though, lol. Try mixing unflavored in things with flavor and dont forget you can use any seasonings you want. Good luck!

My doc at the 1 week check up didnt care about carolies or protein. His main concern was hydration. The protein will come. Bariatric advantage makes a protein soup that is not bad. It is not sweet at all.

At week 3 and able to eat lunch meat, ground meat and greek yogurt I find it easy to get in my protein. I am totally off all protein drinks

Edited June 13, 201412 yr by par1959