Question....I'm on the pre op liquid diet and every couple days I would go to the Chinese Store and get wonton soup...but just the broth....now do u think its possible to have the egg drop soup?????

I was wondering that too... Haven't started pre op but was wondering about the egg drop soup too

Yes. Egg drop soup is fine for the liquid diet stage. The pre-op liquid diet is mainly to shrink the liver and to do that you need to be on a very-low carb diet as well as decrease your overall calories. Egg drop soup is primarily chicken broth, which is fine by itself on the pre-op diet, with one or more eggs dropped into it, which are all Protein. However, just keep sure you consume it in a normal serving size.

Thnx Proud2BMe... That helps a lot ????

Now the question is, when is it okay post-op? I love me some egg drop soup. ????

Now the question is, when is it okay post-op? I love me some egg drop soup.

You can have chicken broth almost immediately because you are on an all liquid diet right after surgery. However, the addition of the eggs may be too much for your stomach right after surgery. You may have to wait until the soft food stage. You can try a small, and I do mean a small amount, to see if your stomach can tolerate it.

I ate it post op and did just fine. I guess it might depend on the thickness and consistency of the egg. My local restaurant makes the egg as thin as I would imagine it could be. It's a very wispy texture and doesn't need to be chewed, as it slides right through with the broth.

My doc cleared me for it on the post op liquid phase eggs in it and all. He liked the idea of the added protien.

My doc actually recommended egg drop soup while on my pre-op diet, so I would say you are perfectly fine in having it. I ate egg drop soup multiple times a week and still dropped 16 lbs before surgery and had no issues with a large liver.

There are some carbs in egg drop soup from the cornstarch thickener, about 8-10 per 8oz. I would have loved to be able to eat this during the liquid diet phase but my nutritionist said only clear broth.

Question....I'm on the pre op liquid diet and every couple days I would go to the Chinese Store and get wonton soup...but just the broth....now do u think its possible to have the egg drop soup?????

Yeah, the problem with egg drop is that some restaurants add a fair amount of cornstarch. I had some 3-4 days before surgery, but not in the stricter clear liquids phase two days before. I also can have it pretty soon after surgery. I also get to have Premier Protein shakes as soon as I get home, too. Trying that *right now*