Hi everyone. I had surgery on Monday the 13th. I am easily getting in my required liquids. My issue is my Protein. When I have a Protein shake I get nauseas. I have tried both pre-made/powder.. diff brands/flavors.

I've told the nurse and surgeon when they have called to check on me and they both just keep telling me to do the best I can.

I wanted to ask people who have been through this .. has anyone dealt with this and what did you do? I am supposed to be Clear Liquids (plus pudding and greek yogurt) until I am 2 weeks post-op

... Has anyone had to take a nausea pill just to get protein down each time.. Any ideas?

My surgery was the 13th as well. Still am only getting about 40 oz of water and that is hard to do. My directions were different. Told clear liquids the 13th, 14th,15th and to start puréed food 16th. Today is 18th and I can only get down 2 oz of puréed protein per meal. Told to put Benifiber in water (12gr a day) which is causing gas. Am still on pain pills twice a day. I thought the pain would be gone by now. I am walking two miles a day spread out in one mile stints twice a day. Sure wish the pain would go away.

@@Jb1176

I can get in my 60 ounces of water, soup broth and popsicles easily.. this protein is hard on me.. today I am trying to thin it way out and took my pain meds before starting and 1/3 of my nausea meds as 1/3 of the drink goes down. We have to get this protein in no matter what so we have got to figure out a way. It is painful with every swallow, but I've got to make it work.

I don't get nauseous, but I really dislike the taste of whey Protein. I bought the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury unflavored and mixed it with crystal light and Water and t took all I could to get it down. I also bought Syntrax strawberry kwi proten powder (to-go packets) and is is bearable but I still don't like it much. I read somewhere on here cottage cheese is very high in protein and so I will be making a trek to the grocery store to stock up on the nonfat version. Eventually I can mix it with a bit of fruit to make it tastier. I found "Powerful yogurt" in my specialty grocery. It packs 21grams of proten in one cup. It's kind of high in carbs but I may sacrifice that to get the protein in at this point because I'm getting only about 20 gms in a day

@@LeeRN

The Syntrax Fuzzy Navel is also a very light fruity one. Mixed with Water it isn't so thick and sweet like the Chocolate/Vanilla Protein drinks tend to be.

@@SeahawksGirl

I know that Isopure, unjury, and Syntrax all make an unflavored Protein powder. You might try getting some and adding it to your Soups. I know that some people mix it with Crystal light and make there own frozen protein popsicles, I haven't tried this.... but sounds tasty!