I’m on the Dartmouth diet to prep for surgery per order of my surgeon. The basic break down is cream of wheat, soup, protein shakes and jello/pudding. I’m on day four now and I’m just getting progressively more sick. TMI- but nauseous, gagging when eating, diarrhea, exhausted and cloudy. I’m not sure what I should do? My surgery is Thursday 8/29/19 so I have 3 more full days of this left. I’m open to experiences and suggestions.

Maybe this is why Dartmouth has trouble in the Ivy League, I like all Those Things but not exclusively. Well, we all hate our Pre-Diets but do remember THIS TOO WILL PASS, only I was unlucky enough to Bog down in Puree-Land forever and ever but that is a Whole Another Tale, isn't it?

Be glad that you don't have 2 weeks of it like most of us did. I had all those symptoms as well. It's a terrible period but just something we have to do. For me the brain fog was the worst.

I’m glad to hear others had similar experiences I wasn’t quite sure to what to make of all of this! I appreciate your feedback. ?

No worries, it gets better.

Part of it is your body detoxing itself from all the “wrong” foods and to give you the best prep for your journey. I felt awful too during that time. DO try to drink a lot of fluids to flush your system. I found that I was dehydrated and it added to my groggy state and brain fog.

Good Luck!

My Surgery Date is 08/29 as well. I have had a plethora of aches and pains through out this preop diet. I just attribute it to my body detoxing from 30 years of caffeine, carbonation and lots of sugar. :-o