Since surgery and even before, while on the 1200 calorie and 2-day liquid pre-op diet, I have had extremely thick and frothy saliva and a sickly sweet taste in my mouth.

I had surgery on February 25, 2015. No complications. Was on full liquids for two weeks and just moved on to pureed foods as of March 11. For Protein I use Muscle Milk chocolate, J-Robb vanilla, and Isopure clear Grape. Other protein comes from yogurt and cottage cheese.

Has anyone else experienced this? And if so, has a doctor told you what it might be?

Id call your doctors office and talk to one of the nurses. Do you/did you have diabetes? It kind of sounds like it might be a complication from that, if so.

I have had the same sweet taste pre-op but I am not diabetic. I have assumed it was ketosis. If it is really concerning, check with your doctor and make sure everything is ok.

I have had thick and foamy saliva and discovered that it happened when I ate too fast.

@@Liz5012

Same here, ate too much, too fast. I don't do that any more.

Yep, it is not pretty when it happens!

@@Liz5012 So, I cut out the pre-sweetened Protein drinks and stopped eat "sugar-free" foods. I have totally eliminated fake sugar from my diet and the slimy saliva and foamy saliva problem in gone. It feels good not to have a slimy mouth! I'm glad I figured it out. It was driving me bananas! Now I am just dealing with extreme fatigue! The nurse told me today to drink Gatorade and eat fruit...

i had that my whole first week. It goes away