I am 11 days post-op. I cannot tolerate Protein substitutes. I’ve tried everything and all of it makes me sick. Even Genepro... I can smell it, taste it, it gives me horrible gas & makes me nauseous.

I’ve only averaged around 30g of protein a day since surgery. Yesterday I had to get IV fluids for dehydration because the protein makes me so sick. I can drink Water just fine until I start trying to get my protein in. Staying hydrated needs to be my priority right now & the protein is affecting my ability to do that.

So what are the consequences of not getting enough protein at this point? I’m starting soft foods next week & I feel like it will be easier to get my protein from food as time goes on.

Other than the protein issue I’m starting to feel semi-normal again. Most of my pain has subsided & I feel like I have a lot of energy today.

Well, I know one consequence of not getting enough protein is hair loss. More importantly your body will start taking protein from your muscles which will cause you to feel weaker (and that is NOT where you want your body to take it's 'fuel' from.

I don't want to say those things to increase your anxiety though as that is counterproductive. What did your doctor say about the situation?

Just that I need to get more. My goal is 70-100g per day. Idk how I’m supposed to get it at this point when the supplements make me sick & I can’t eat to get it, though.

What about protein water? It has a dry after taste but over ice it’s ok.

On 07/06/2019 at 14:43, 2Bsmaller18 said:

What about Protein Water? It has a dry after taste but over ice it’s ok.

What brand do you use?
I’ve tried clear premier protein drinks & mixing various powders with water & crystal light.

Yogurt or cottage cheese blended finely

I used this almost daily the first few months. It is a small amount and easy to get down. The negative is it is sickly sweet and has an odd texture like thick syrup. I didn’t have any issues with it.

Liqui-Cel

This is pretty good and it has no protein taste

Isopure ready-made blue raspberry or punch over ice, it is clear and more tart than most protein drinks.

Or try thinned Greek yogurt with fairlife milk.

And yes, sorry - hair loss, but it happens to the best of us....

It does grow back.

1 hour ago, soccermom2 said:

Just that I need to get more. My goal is 70-100g per day. Idk how I’m supposed to get it at this point when the supplements make me sick & I can’t eat to get it, though.

Try drinking fairlife milk. I know of plenty of wls patients that can’t tolerate the protein shakes but are able to tolerate fairlife milk. This may help you get by until you are able to eat more protein at which time they won’t want you drinking the shakes most likely anyway.

Goid luck and don’t give up.

I loved the BariatricPal Hot Chocolate with mini marshmallows. I'm not sure if you've tried that one yet. Sometimes, I still have one because it seems like a cheat. I'd drink them all the time if I could, but my Doctor doesn't want me to drink my protein any longer.

Good luck, I hope you find one you can tolerate.

Thank you for your recommendations. I’ve actually been using fair life milk & chocolate milk it just doesn’t seem like I can get to the number of protein that I need since it’s a smaller amount of protein per serving.

As far as hair and muscle loss... is that something that will happen from just one month of not getting enough protein? Once I’m eating solids if I’m able to get enough protein then will I be good or will I have done a lot of damage?

Can you call the doctor and ask about yogurt? Every doctor has their own protocol but I was able to have yogurt after a few days. I got the high protein Greek ones with low sugar.

do you like milk? I knew one woman who would have double milk - Milk mixed with milk powder (not protein powder, but powdered milk) for extra protein. It might help some.

3 hours ago, notmyname said:

do you like milk? I knew one woman who would have double milk - Milk mixed with milk powder (not Protein Powder, but powdered milk) for extra Protein. It might help some.

This is true. I know of a person that added powdered milk to the fairlife milk in order to get protein. He

7 hours ago, soccermom2 said:

I am 11 days post-op. I cannot tolerate Protein substitutes. I’ve tried everything and all of it makes me sick. Even Genepro... I can smell it, taste it, it gives me horrible gas & makes me nauseous.

I’ve only averaged around 30g of Protein a day since surgery. Yesterday I had to get IV fluids for dehydration because the protein makes me so sick. I can drink Water just fine until I start trying to get my protein in. Staying hydrated needs to be my priority right now & the protein is affecting my ability to do that.

So what are the consequences of not getting enough protein at this point? I’m starting soft foods next week & I feel like it will be easier to get my protein from food as time goes on.

Other than the protein issue I’m starting to feel semi-normal again. Most of my pain has subsided & I feel like I have a lot of energy today.

Can you tolerate regular broth soup? My RD said to put your protein (unflavored) in a bag and sprinkle it on everything through the day. Once your baggie is empty you have reached your protein goal for the day. The Rds and drs are in conflict as well at my office. The rds said to only get up to 32 g of protein where as the doc wants more like 40-60. They said that’s to much to tolerate so if you were with my practice You are on track. Heck I can only stomach 16g which sucks but I can’t stand protein anymore. Good luck and let us know what you come up with.