My name is Ariel and I am 23 years old. I had gastric bypass surgery on December 3rd. Since my surgery I have had the hardest time getting down the protein shakes...they are repulsive to me now...so I have been getting so many different kinds of protein supplements some work some don't. I also feel like everything makes me want to gag...even air fresheners that I loved before now make me sick...has anyone else had these problems?

Yup I can relate. My sense of smell has been insane after surgery. I can smell stuff I never could before and smells that never phased me make me crazy nauseous. I also hated every Protein post op that I originally like pre op. Get some unflavored protein, that should help a lot.

Remind yourself that the Protein shakes can just be a temporary thing and once you are on to normal foods you will never have to drink them again. This was the only thing that kept me sane lol!

Edited December 12, 201411 yr by sunflowerchild

I just ordered some tasteless, odorless protein powder on amazon so I really hope that helps! I never thought it would be this hard

Me too. Surgery on the 4th. My nut said doesn't worry to much about the Protein. Don't try and drink more than 2 ounces per 15 min. Just worry about the Water for now and ease into the food.

I've been doing good with tomato cream Soup, vanilla protein and crystal light. Best wishes

There really is no such thing as unflavored Protein. It has a distinct taste to it, unflavored means it isn't vanilla, chocolate, etc. I found that if I used the "unflavored" and added stronger tasting items to it that worked. Try adding Peanut Butter or bananas, they help to cover up the taste of the Protein Powder. Fortunately this stage doesn't last too long.