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Help! Headache in preop diet!

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dccarite    92

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I started muy preoperative diet today and its been rough. But I'm almost through day one. I had to leave work early because my headache is unreal!! I can't even focus its throbbing. I took like 4 Tylenol nothing is helping. I gave been drinking Water all day. I got in all my Protein. I need relief....

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kmorri    1,689

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Did you stop caffeine cold turkey? To me it sounds like you have a caffeine headache.......if that's what you did drink a little something with some caffeine, and then ween yourself off of it instead of going cold turkey....try half de-caf and half full caf coffee in the morning.....then gradually increase the de-caf and lower the full caf....


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dccarite    92

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Did you stop caffeine cold turkey? To me it sounds like you have a caffeine headache.......if that's what you did drink a little something with some caffeine, and then ween yourself off of it instead of going cold turkey....try half de-caf and half full caf coffee in the morning.....then gradually increase the de-caf and lower the full caf....

No not a caffeine drinker! Maybe a tea once a month... But nothing else otherwise.

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kmorri    1,689

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No not a caffeine drinker! Maybe a tea once a month... But nothing else otherwise.

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Oh sorry, other than that it's probably just your body wanting the things you can't have and it's going to just take some time for you to adjust....and as the other poster said, 3 to 4 days will probably be the time frame.....keep the Tynenol handy. I hope you feel better soon. Just remember to stick to your diet and not cheat.....cheating will probably just pro-long the misery. Good luck to you!!

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bitingcat    87

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Not sure which diet you're on, but super low carb can result in "Keto flu". I don't have a fat restriction on my pre-op diet and found that good fats + grey Celtic sea salt really helped me. Like, coconut oil and a pinch of salt in my shake. Or just a grass-fed burger with no bun. My headaches got better when I flipped into full ketosis around day 4.

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Lanie.Schroder    0

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Not sure which diet you're on, but super low carb can result in "Keto flu". I don't have a fat restriction on my pre-op diet and found that good fats + grey Celtic sea salt really helped me. Like, coconut oil and a pinch of salt in my shake. Or just a grass-fed burger with no bun. My headaches got better when I flipped into full ketosis around day 4.

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Can you do the Keto diet while on the liquid Pre-op Diet? I have been doing keto for 3 weeks with much success but my liquid diet is only supposed to be 800 calories per day. I was hoping to do my bulletproof hot cocoa and a couple other keto-esque things LOL. My liquid diet starts on 11/25 for 2 weeks.

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theantichick    2,204

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Extra Water helped my pre-op headaches.

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WantToDanceAgain    30

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Mine is a 3 day caffeine headache..... I need my Diet Coke

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pixystix0116    71

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I had a 3 day headache going through the pre op dieting process and I had already gotten myself off the caffeine. My pre op diet required I not take any sort of pain meds like tylenol or advil so I had to rely on home remedies like peppermint oil. It actually did give me temporary relief so maybe that's an option for you. Just dab a little on your temples and your wrists. Best of luck!

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ella37    455

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Extra Water helped my pre-op headaches.

Same here. I still get headaches if I don't get enough fluids in.

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