I am on day 1 of my pre-op diet, and I was wondering if there's a danger of getting too much Protein?

My Protein shakes have 30g, and if I drink 4 then I am already at 120. That does not include any I might get from bone broth, or sugar free pudding made with milk, etc.

Is there a high end protein limit I should avoid?

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

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Edited August 4, 201610 yr by gina171

Anyone?

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I'm positive that there is.....I just don't know the limit. I'm sure that some of the bodybuilder types probably push those Protein limits. Doubtful that I ever have.

I see folks refer to our new diet as a high protein diet. I think of it as more of a low carb diet.

The way I see it......I can take a normal meal from my prior life....eliminate the sides and Desserts......and leave the meaty entree. In doing so, I haven't really added any protein amount to the meal....just cut out all the other stuff.

To more accurately reply to your question, I was told to have 3-4 of those same 30gr protein shakes as my pre-op diet the 14 days leading up to my surgery and 2-3 of them per day in the weeks after. My surgeon is the one who told me this.

I hope this helps.

@@gina171 I think the only time it could be a concern is if you had kidney disease. I imagine even then you'd have to have higher amounts to cause problems.

Yes absolutely. If you have any type of kidney disease it is important to stay on the minimum side of 1 gram for every 1 inch you are tall. It makes your kidneys work harder.

I have stage 3 kidney disease so I have to be very careful. My kidney disease is in remission but the last few month my BUN levels have been off so I have to watch both Proteins and medications that are filtered through the kidneys.

Thanks for the info, everyone! No kidney disease, so I won't worry if I go a little over.

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I'm currently on a low carb diet like stated above so my intake is pretty high when it comes to Protein. Between 120-180 a day. So far the only down side has been extremely constipated. This is what one of my last couple days looked like numbers wise.

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What tracker are you using?

Fatsecret

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Google for the information. Here's a start.

http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/protein/