I started my two week liquid diet two days ago and I'm having terrible diarrhea. At the end of the day I'm only eating around 400 calories. Im worried that I'm not even taking in the necessary nutrients for my body at the moment. Last thing I want is to get sick right before my surgery. Any advice?

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No worries.......just follow your plan. Liquid in equals liquid out.....well, until the constipation kicks in...haha. Your goal right now is to shrink the size of your liver in order to make the surgery safer. Don't worry about the number of calories....just follow the plan your surgeon provided.......Make sure you are drinking plenty.

Do not let yourself get dehydrated....drink constantly while you're awake. ....You will feel pretty awful for the first few days of your liquid diet.....but as long as you stick to the plan after about 4 days you'll start to feel better.....if you "cheat" it will delay you feeling better and also defeat the purpose of the pre-op diet....So just focus on the end result......I think of the whole process the pre-op diet was the hardest part.....Focus on that and know that it gets easier from here. Good luck to you!!!

No worries.......just follow your plan. Liquid in equals liquid out.....well, until the constipation kicks in...haha. Your goal right now is to shrink the size of your liver in order to make the surgery safer. Don't worry about the number of calories....just follow the plan your surgeon provided.......Make sure you are drinking plenty.

Do not let yourself get dehydrated....drink constantly while you're awake. ....You will feel pretty awful for the first few days of your liquid diet.....but as long as you stick to the plan after about 4 days you'll start to feel better.....if you "cheat" it will delay you feeling better and also defeat the purpose of the pre-op diet....So just focus on the end result......I think of the whole process the pre-op diet was the hardest part.....Focus on that and know that it gets easier from here. Good luck to you!!!

I completely agree.

Great reply.