I would love to know what foods n things are worth buying for the first 4 weeks post surgery n what is not worth it. For example- the vitamin patch? Diet drinks or just make at home, ? Along those lines,,,ty in advance

A few types of ready made protein drinks, water enhancer with electrolytes, yogurt, gelatin, teas, bone broth and a sugar substitute

Sugar free popsicles! Sometimes they were the only thing I felt like having the first couple of days.

I wouldn't buy for 4 weeks out, just 1 week. By then you'll feel fine to go to the store and you'll know what flavors work for you and what doesn't.

I agree, don't buy too much. I threw out and gave away WAY more food and drinks than I actually ate/drank.

You will totally overestimate how much you will be eating/drinking.

You also don't know what you will like or tolerate post surgery. For instance, I became intolerant of whey protein 4 weeks post op. I gave away hundreds of dollars worth of powders and bars!

On 9/3/2018 at 1:43 PM, sillykitty said:

I agree, don't buy too much. I threw out and gave away WAY more food and drinks than I actually ate/drank.

You will totally overestimate how much you will be eating/drinking.

You also don't know what you will like or tolerate post surgery. For instance, I became intolerant of whey Protein 4 weeks post op. I gave away hundreds of dollars worth of powders and bars!

Oh my gosh, I have pounds of whey protein and so many bottles of whey protein water and shots that my stomach won’t tolerate just languishing in my pantry. If the world goes to a whey based economy, I’m freaking RICH!

Edited September 8, 20187 yr by Screwballski

Just my 2 cents, but I wouldn't buy anything specifically designed for "bariatric patients"

You can get normal generic versions of everything for much cheaper and with a greater variety of flavors. Protein powder, multivitamins, calcium, vitamin b etc.

All the bariatric stuff is, is the exact same crap with a substantially higher price tag. I used bariatric protein powders vitamin b multivitamin and calcium at start and realized how obsencely overpriced it was and quickly switched to normal stuff from my favorite supplement stores