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I am 5 weeks out and still can't drink or eat much at all. Water makes me sick but I always feel thirsty. I can eat a little soft food but anything like meats grounded up even hurt my stomach. Veggies don't seem to be a issue though. I have horrible Constipation and know I need more Fluid but I just can't get it down. Very nervous and surgeon sucks can't even get a call back. Please help.

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I am 5 weeks out and still can't drink or eat much at all. Water makes me sick but I always feel thirsty. I can eat a little soft food but anything like meats grounded up even hurt my stomach. Veggies don't seem to be a issue though. I have horrible Constipation and know I need more Fluid but I just can't get it down. Very nervous and surgeon sucks can't even get a call back. Please help.


Hey! I found that drinking water was like swallowing a brick! I now add fresh lemon juice or diet cordial and have no problem reaching the required daily fluid amount. Try adding some stock to loosen up the thickness of your food and introduce 1 meat at a time. Good luck!


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5 weeks is still early for meat. Don't stress if it isn't agreeing quite yet. At 5 weeks out, I was still working on cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs, Beans, tuna salad. Stuff like that. Even cheese was too harsh.

Water is a problem for lots of us.. herbal tea, adding flavoring, etc. can help. Miralax or the occasional enema can help the Constipation.

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I too was constipated for the 1st week post-op. I am now 3 weeks out, and don't have issues anymore. Once I was allowed full liquids (Week2), I started preparing green smoothies. It is just frozen spinach, 1 banana, 1tbsp PBFit, 2tbsp Protein Powder, 1 1/2 cups Water, 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk. I normally add hemp seeds to this as well. I blended it up until smooth. Sometimes, I replaced the almond milk with a banana Premier Protein shake. This gave me over 70 grams of Protein. If it was too thick, I watered it down a bit. Either way, I sipped on that for Breakfast and lunch. I also made sure that I got at least 64 ounces of water/g2/vitamin water zero daily. This helped get everything flowing again. I still make them at least every other day. I also try to add veggies into everything, because lack of Fiber can do a number on you over time. Good luck!

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Nearly three years post surgery, I still have trouble getting enough Water. Crystal Light helps me a lot, though. Good luck!

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