My surgeon only requires a 3 day clear liquid diet but I've decided to do the 2 week full and then switch over to clear for the 3 days before surgery. I'm on day 2 of my liquid diet and man oh man these headaches are the worst! It's not even that I'm hungry really just not feeling myself, tired, and trying to deal with this intense headache. Anyone have any suggestions? This is going to be a long two weeks Lol

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Follow your doc's instructions and don't read things into them that may not be there based upon what other people do - some docs don't want their patients fasting for weeks leading up to surgery.

If you want to get a jump start on things, by all means integrate protein drinks into your routine, trying different ones, including the clear ones, to see which you like or at least tolerate Then keep the rest of your diet to leaner meats and green vegetables, minimizing your carbohydrate intake - that will do as much good as any liquid diet without the side effects. And rejoice that you don't have one of those docs who like multi-week/month liquid diets.