Cheating on Pre-Op Liver Shrinking Diet

[soymala43 17]

Thanks Frustr8

[RickM 1,753]

20 hours ago, soymala43 said:

Are cream Soups like Tomato Soup allowed on the pre op diet? Or is it just clear Soups?

It is very individual to different programs, so no one can really say. Most pre-op diets (for those who have them - not everyone does) are notionally to help shrink or improve the texture of the liver, which fundamentally just needs a low carbohydrate diet (so consider that in what is in the Soup you are considering) but does not require a liquid diet. That is done for other reasons that one can only guess at, though some say that it is to help get you used to a liquid diet post-op (which never made sense to me as you likely won't feel like much of anything else for a while anyway - even though I was allowed soft foods right out of the box. Go figure.)

[RickM 1,753]

20 hours ago, soymala43 said:

Are cream Soups like Tomato Soup allowed on the pre op diet? Or is it just clear Soups?

(stutter, stutter - ignore)

Edited March 31, 2019 by RickM
double post

[Nancytx 0]

I cheated a few times on my pre-op diet and still managed to lose weight by my weigh in. Pre-op diet is really hard, much harder than the post-op. Get back on plan ASAP and everything should work out fine. Of course I’m not your doctor, and I’m not saying it is okay, just get back on plan and stick it out. It will be over soon.

[Cameo325 27]

On 3/30/2019 at 5:01 PM, Frustr8 said:

I would go with clears like broth, Tomato Soup is infamous for its high sugar/carb content, many a Bari- pal has had a crash landing into dumping with Mr Red and liquid!

YIKES! Good to know!!