Hey everyone, I'm M/31, and I am 1 week post op today. I am experiencing a lot of fatigue, and severe muscle aches early morning and late evening. The fatigue I assumed was normal, but I'm concerned about the muscle pain. It feels like the body aches from a flu. Anyone experience this?

Are you getting in enough fluids? Dehydration can cause your muscles to contract. @@FloridaSleeveGuy are you taking vitamins?

I'm taking 3 bariatric fusion meal replacement shakes a day, plus 2 BF multivitamins. In trying to drink 8 oz of water every 1-2 hours, but I know I'm falling short.

@@Elode I also find water more difficult to drink than say, G2 Gatorade, or flat ginger ale.

Yes water can be hard I drink it better with something in it too. Do you like coconut water? I drank coconut water in the beginning stages because it's a Super hydrator @@FloridaSleeveGuy it's high in potassium and low in carbs it hydrates better than plain water and doesn't have the sodium like sports drinks.

Edited March 17, 201511 yr by Elode

I just saw my dietician today, and have asked her about getting in more water. Her recommendation was to add the water enhancer drops to ALL the water I drink, because for some reason my body just doesn't want it (plain water) and has difficulty taking it without it. The weird thing is I LOVE plain water! Go figure! She is right, though; I am able to drink more with the enhancer drops than without. And I am 3+months out. Good luck to you!

i used propel fitness Water to help when i had to pretty much never drank plain water. Just had my 3 month checkup today and everything is going great. So theres nothing wrong with drinking water like products just be careful about sugars etc. but it seems you are so goo for you and keep going it does get easier

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Great advice everyone. I'll head to the store tomorrow and try some propel and get some crystal light drops as well. My body seems to be unhappy with the plain water the way some of yours are.

I'm 3 months post surgery and I am just starting to tolerate plain water. I had to add a little something to my water. The things I used was diet cranberry juice, propel, vitamin water, Bai 5, sobe water, G2. Just make sure they are low calorie or sugar free. My early fatigue was from not enough protein and water. It got better. Using my food journal was helpful and necessary. Best of luck