I was curious as to whether or not it's possible to stay on a liquid diet post roux-en-Y? Has anyone tried it or know of someone that has? I met with a nurse a few days ago and posed this question to her. Her response was that it wasn't recommended, but when I asked why, she was unable to give me an answer. There are various liquid diet options out there - like Unjury - that offer a wide variety of products that aid in providing a proper balance of vitamins and minerals, so why couldn't one use these products in order to aid in weight reduction?

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I was told it's best to have protein come from natural sources and that your body never learns to digest actual food if you only do liquid. (At some point, whether a year or more down the road, you'll want solid food....liquid only cannot sustain a person)
Patients have to do liquid at first due to healing but a week or so after surgery, my nurses told me the body needs to learn to digest real food.

I was told the same regarding protein but I'm 19 months post op and still can't eat a chicken breast or steak ...but fish is good. I'm happy to eat 3 ounces of protein but I still use protein shakes and bars to get my protein requirements.