Liquid Diet Post-Op length?

[guy17 6]

Hey Everyone, so I had my surgery on Mon-July-25th & started a liquid diet on July 24th. I am still on a liquid diet and I am 8 days post op. I was wondering how long you were on a liquid diet after surgery? I am starting to get hungry (even though most of it is my mind playing tricks), but it would be nice to have some pureed food or even yogurt! Yesterday I started getting lightheaded and it's back again today I am drinking my liquids, having broth, Jello, & Premier Protein. Did any of you go through this?

[KristenLe 5,980]

@@guy17 Try adding something with electrolytes. On your full liquid diet, are you allowed creamed Soups (strained)? Try drinking more of the Protein shakes too. I am pre-op but I only have 7 days of full liquids and then purees.

One thing to consider too - if you are on blood pressure meds - they may need to be adjusted. If you still get lightheaded - call your surgeon - they may allow you to add yogurt. Good luck!

[guy17 6]

@@KristenLe : I had creamed Soup and I didn't like it very much. I am not on any meds and in fact I stopped taking my pain medication because I no longer have pain

[Kari1985 70]

I'm on full liquids for 2 weeks post op. I drink Premier Protein shakes. Today I mixed some PB powder with a chocolate one in my blender. Amazing. I can have sugar free pudding that's been thinned down. Cream Soups that have been strained. Vitamin Water zero....

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I was on liquids for 4 weeks post op and it didn't kill me. Hang in there! Don't give in to temptation to start ignoring your surgeon's plan for you. That is a slippery slope you do not want to head down.

[cccdenise 19]

I am on post op liquids and yougurt is part of my liquids. Strained creamed Soups, pudding. Sleeved 1 week today. pureed start week 2. Excited to have black Beans lol

Denise~Macon, GA

[NeedaBreak4Me 1,755]

We didn't do a liquid diet at all... we went straight to pureed foods

[Abbas Herkes 3]

Im about 10 days into my liquid diet out of 21 and ugh i am going crazy. i'll hang in there thou, when I checked my weight at 7 days post, I had already dropped 22 lbs..

[Dub 10,022]

I had 3-4 Premier Protein or Pure Protein shakes a day for the two weeks leading up to surgery.

I had 2-3 Premier Protein shakes a day for the four weeks after surgery.

No regrets and I'll do it again if I need to accelerate weight loss.

There is entirely too much complaining among wls patients in general about the liquid diet. We chose to have surgery to help us address being morbidly obese. It takes effort on our part. If we can't do the liquid part of it.....then I'd submit we aren't ready to commit to the surgery and embrace the changes we'll each need to make.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Hey Everyone, so I had my surgery on Mon-July-25th & started a liquid diet on July 24th. I am still on a liquid diet and I am 8 days post op. I was wondering how long you were on a liquid diet after surgery? I am starting to get hungry (even though most of it is my mind playing tricks), but it would be nice to have some pureed food or even yogurt! Yesterday I started getting lightheaded and it's back again today I am drinking my liquids, having broth, Jello, & premier Protein. Did any of you go through this?

Have you not received a detailed post-op diet plan?

Mine was 1 week Clear Liquids (with a couple of exceptions, 1 week full liquids, 1 week soft, 1 week soft mechanical, etc.

If in doubt, why not give your NUT and/or your surgeon's office a call?

[GinaCampbell 434]

I was on Clear liquids for six weeks and now a chicken Soup is always my go to because I know my sleeve likes it. I made a beef broth today that was really nice too. Icelollies (popscicles) are such a nice change in the warm weather.

Cream Soups didn't agree with me but as you move to full liquids (soup with stuff in), they are so easy to make and you can put in what you can tolerate.

Carrots in Soup work for me, potatoes do too but I am trying to stay carb low.

You can even blend commercial beef stews etc if you don't like cooking.

Not all liquids are equal!

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[cogal 33]

Full liquids for two weeks, puréed three weeks, soft foods three weeks. Full liquids included cram Soup, malt o meal and Greek yogurt.

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[Tommy s socorro nm 12]

Hey Everyone, so I had my surgery on Mon-July-25th & started a liquid diet on July 24th. I am still on a liquid diet and I am 8 days post op. I was wondering how long you were on a liquid diet after surgery? I am starting to get hungry (even though most of it is my mind playing tricks), but it would be nice to have some pureed food or even yogurt! Yesterday I started getting lightheaded and it's back again today I am drinking my liquids, having broth, Jello, & premier Protein. Did any of you go through this?

I sure did... on mid second week i started on egg drop Soup that really helped. And sipping tea all day.. surgery date was 7-19,2016.

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[higher 966]

Full liquids for 10 days beginning the day after surgery then on to purees.

[Dinks97420 52]

I haven't been sleeved yet but my doc said liquid diet post op will be 4 weeks and then each stage will also be 4 weeks. My surgery should be end of August. Good luck !!

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