Hello everyone, I am 2 weeks post op and I can barely get liquids down. Today was my first day back at work. My day started at 4 am. I have sipped all day and have got in 22 oz. I am on the puree stage right now. I need help because this sucks!!!!

My taste pallet is off. My body is going into ketosis and my dr is allowing me 12 oz a day of regular Gatorade which is great but I'm not drinking the whole 12 oz because of the sugar.

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My doc had me drinking orange juice because it was the only thing tart enough for me to keep down, and my potassium was so low I was hardly able to stand. Don't worry about the sugar right now, trust your doc.

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Hello everyone I for got why straws are a no no to sip on your drinks

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My taste pallet is off. My body is going into ketosis and my dr is allowing me 12 oz a day of regular Gatorade which is great but I'm not drinking the whole 12 oz because of the sugar.

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Hi Water it down 50/50

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Hello everyone I for got why straws are a no no to sip on your drinks

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The argument is that you might swallow air. But that seems silly to me. I've still avoided them for the most part, but the few times I've drunk from straws without thinking about it, I've suffered no I'll effects.

I'm still pre-op, but I've noticed that I burp a lot more if I use a straw. I never paid attention before I started looking into surgery.

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Oh ok I understand and I am working on not drinking out a straw yea that do make sense bout the air that is taking in when drinking out a straw.

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I got yelled at in the hospital for the straw thing...didn't even think about it when i was doing it

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I water down some Isopure zero carb drinks and make my own Popsicles.

Water taste like perfume to me and it is so sad because it is the only thing I ever drank before surgery. I do not like any flavored anything.

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Vitamin zero helps a lot. I can drink 2-3 per day, decaf coffee in the AM, iced herbal tea in the evening. That comes to about 80-90 oz per day. I find that if I drink loads of fluids I'm not that hungry. I have a protein shake in the morning with almond milk. This also counts as fluids.

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@@Lemm61 what your favorite Isopure flavor?

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Coconut and the Green tea! The grape isn't bad either.

Hello everyone, I am 2 weeks post op and I can barely get liquids down. Today was my first day back at work. My day started at 4 am. I have sipped all day and have got in 22 oz. I am on the puree stage right now. I need help because this sucks!!!!

I had the same trouble also. I have found that I get a large or rt 44 cup of ice and eat on that from sonic, and I do much better.

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I also had to get some strawberry Pedia lite. I got dehydrated right off within the first 7 days, ketosis set in.

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Where did you get this Water bottle?

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I didn't. I just found that picture on google. You could easily make your own with a clear plastic bottle and a Sharpie.

That's a motivational water bottle. You can get it on Amazon. That's where I got mine. The other side of the bottle has an inspirational quote.

Another thing you can do is buy/make a water bottle with times marked on it like this:

I can't do it, because I need my water to be ICE cold, so I need to use opaque, double-walled, insulated bottles. But if you don't need to keep ice in your water and can just use a clear plastic bottle, this would work well.

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