Headaches during pre-op liquid diet?

[GMen88 70]

Hello all,

For those of you who have done or are currently doing your liquid pre-op diet, did you experience headaches and if so, did you take anything for it (Tylenol)?

I'm on day 2 and have a pretty bad headache. I'm certain it's from my body adjusting to the liquid only madness I'm putting it through. Hopefully the headaches will subside as it gets used to the liquid. It's going to be a long 2 weeks!

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

Are you drinking enough clear fluids like Water?

Also, before your pre-op liquid diet began were you drinking things like soda, coffee, etc.?

This happened to me when I stopped drinking soda entirely.

Edited March 16, 2017 by PatientEleventyBillion

[GMen88 70]

Are you drinking enough clear fluids like Water?
Also, before your pre-op liquid diet began were you drinking things like soda, coffee, etc.?
This happened to me when I stopped drinking soda entirely.

I've never been a soda or tea drinker. I may not be getting in enough Water. My tummy is full from the shakes. Great suggestion. Gracias!

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

3 minutes ago, GMen88 said:

I've never been a soda or tea drinker. I may not be getting in enough Water. My tummy is full from the shakes. Great suggestion. Gracias!

My dietitian recommended 3.7L of clear fluids (including water) a day, I'd suggest at least 1.5-2L a day.

[Berry78 4,259]

The preop has me super thirsty. I guess I should count how much I drink, but it is at least 2 quarts on top of shakes. I have felt sick a few times, and it was always because I needed more Water.< br>

[orionburn 1,023]

1 hour ago, GMen88 said:

Hello all,

For those of you who have done or are currently doing your liquid pre-op diet, did you experience headaches and if so, did you take anything for it (Tylenol)?

I'm on day 2 and have a pretty bad headache. I'm certain it's from my body adjusting to the liquid only madness I'm putting it through. Hopefully the headaches will subside as it gets used to the liquid. It's going to be a long 2 weeks!

It's fairly common. I had them but I think mine were more related to caffeine withdrawal. You can also get them from the sudden cutting out of sugars/carbs in your diet. I took some Tylenol on the bad days. For me the headaches passed fairly fast. It was the first few days that were most challenging.

[travelergirl 142]

I had a nurse tell me to expect headaches during a liquid diet because fat stores a lot of toxins. As your body starts burning fat the toxins are released in your system. Drinking Water as others stated was her recommendation. My headaches did come and lasted a couple of days. If they don't clear up then I would check with the NUT and then your doctor.

[GMen88 70]

I'm on day 5 and my headaches are gone! They ended around day 3. I've made it a point to stay super hydrated and haven't had any problems since.

Can't honestly say the liquid diet isn't as bad I expected it to be

[Please 188]

On 2017-03-16 at 11:00 AM, GMen88 said:

Hello all,

For those of you who have done or are currently doing your liquid pre-op diet, did you experience headaches and if so, did you take anything for it (Tylenol)?

I'm on day 2 and have a pretty bad headache. I'm certain it's from my body adjusting to the liquid only madness I'm putting it through. Hopefully the headaches will subside as it gets used to the liquid. It's going to be a long 2 weeks!

Your detoxing from a sugar, whatever's in processed foods and maybe caffeine. Every time I did a cleanse I got that for 3-4 days . It might last a week, but it'll go.