It’s been one week. Had my first BM and I still feel bloated. I feel like I should’ve lost something being I’m on a clear diet. I feel weak so I sneaked in two spoons of plain yogurt to my jello. Went down fine so I’m doing again. I need protein!

Edited October 16, 20187 yr by Granmasleeve
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Get your water in! That’s helps move things- think of it as flushing the fat out. It took me about 7 -10 days to get rid of surgery fluid and get “regular”..... feel better

Ok thanks, I will try....

5 hours ago, Granmasleeve said:

Went down fine so I’m doing again.

I like the defiance. Stop me if you can.. LOL

11 hours ago, Granmasleeve said:

It’s been one week. Had my first BM and I still feel bloated. I feel like I should’ve lost something being I’m on a clear diet. I feel weak so I sneaked in two spoons of plain yogurt to my Jello. Went down fine so I’m doing again. I need protein!

Why are you not consuming any protein? Is this something they told you to avoid? If you are on clears, you can get yourself some of the protein water style proteins... clear doesn't mean perfectly clear (in case you didn't know) it means see through, even if it's colored. There are a number of clear protein options.

5 hours ago, Ed_NW said:

I like the defiance. Stop me if you can.. LOL

defiance with WLS is a very bad thing, compliance is what makes the surgery work.

How long do you have to do clear liquids? My surgery was the day before yours but I only had to do clears for 3 days. I am now on "full liquids" for 2 weeks and it includes greek yogurt...my lifesaver! I just put some unflavored protein powder in it and I'm good to go. Premier Protein Clear is good if you have to stay on clears much longer.Good luck!

14 hours ago, Granmasleeve said:

It’s been one week. Had my first BM and I still feel bloated. I feel like I should’ve lost something being I’m on a clear diet. I feel weak so I sneaked in two spoons of plain yogurt to my Jello. Went down fine so I’m doing again. I need protein!

Are you not eating / drinking broth? Drinking bone broth will give you your proteins and nearly as much if not more than a spoonful of yogurt. You should also check with your surgical team before changing up your diet. Just because it's feels fine, doesn't mean it is fine.

Water helps the bowels move, Make sure you're meeting your water goals. That should be your number 1 focus followed by proteins.

3 hours ago, Matt Z said:

defiance with WLS is a very bad thing, compliance is what makes the surgery work.

I hear ya, just made me chuckle. The tone sounded a bit like a challenge.

4 hours ago, Lynnlovesthebeach said:

How long do you have to do Clear Liquids? My surgery was the day before yours but I only had to do clears for 3 days. I am now on "full liquids" for 2 weeks and it includes greek yogurt...my lifesaver! I just put some unflavored Protein Powder in it and I'm good to go. Premier Protein Clear is good if you have to stay on clears much longer.Good luck!

Hi Lynnlovesthebeach….my Dr says to stay on liquids 1-2 weeks. I will ask him tomorrow during my appointment.

5 hours ago, Matt Z said:

Why are you not consuming any Protein? Is this something they told you to avoid? If you are on clears, you can get yourself some of the protein Water style proteins... clear doesn't mean perfectly clear (in case you didn't know) it means see through, even if it's colored. There are a number of clear protein options.

defiance with WLS is a very bad thing, compliance is what makes the surgery work.

I thought I was consuming Protein. I'm having exactly what they gave me at the hospital the day after surgery. Bone broth, tea, water, and jello. Oh and a Flintstone complete vitamin. I see my Dr. tomorrow, I will ask him then.

16 minutes ago, Granmasleeve said:

I thought I was consuming Protein. I'm having exactly what they gave me at the hospital the day after surgery. Bone Broth, tea, Water, and Jello. Oh and a Flintstone complete Vitamin. I see my Dr. tomorrow, I will ask him then.

the **ONLY** thing that *MIGHT* have protein is that Bone Broth... but I can tell you from a quick search, that it's not going to be anywhere NEAR what you should be getting a day... if you are buying it, check the nutritional panel, it'll have the protein count listed. What I'm seeing online for non-protein enhanced broths is as low as 5-6 grams per serving, when you should be aiming for around 60-80 for your daily total, so, if you were consuming this 5 gram per serving broth, you'd need to drink 12 servings to hit 60 grams in a day. And at that point, you'd be super high in sodium intake. What they give you the day after surgery, is for recovery purposes and no where near what you should be continuing to consume.

Oh okay...gotcha!

2 hours ago, Matt Z said:

the **ONLY** thing that *MIGHT* have protein is that Bone Broth... but I can tell you from a quick search, that it's not going to be anywhere NEAR what you should be getting a day... if you are buying it, check the nutritional panel, it'll have the protein count listed. What I'm seeing online for non-protein enhanced broths is as low as 5-6 grams per serving, when you should be aiming for around 60-80 for your daily total, so, if you were consuming this 5 gram per serving broth, you'd need to drink 12 servings to hit 60 grams in a day. And at that point, you'd be super high in sodium intake. What they give you the day after surgery, is for recovery purposes and no where near what you should be continuing to consume.

Ok Matt I think I have what I need now..Protein infused water 15g, Whey protein powder drink mix 24g and bone broth 7 store brought and some homemade. I'm starting to feel better thanks for the advice.

4 minutes ago, Granmasleeve said:

Ok Matt I think I have what I need now..Protein infused Water 15g, whey Protein Powder drink mix 24g and Bone Broth 7 store brought and some homemade. I'm starting to feel better thanks for the advice.

Very glad to hear that!