HI ,

I'm new here, i just started my 2 weeks liquid diet prior t my surgery on September 26th, i have a terrible headache and feeling nausea. I do have bad GERD though, so I'm not sure whats going on does anyone have the same problem like me?

Did you also quit caffeine? That gives a lot of people headaches. Good luck!

i usually drink decaf , never drink real regular coffee, but this headache is really killing me , i also felt very woozy. so frustrated making me not sure, should i continue on or not?

i usually drink Decaf , never drink real regular coffee, but this headache is really killing me , i also felt very woozy. so frustrated [emoji20] making me not sure, should i continue on or not?

It's part and parcel of the diet.

The headache was probably the hardest part the liquid diet for me. I promise it will pass though

I had a headache for a week after starting my pre-op diet. It was hard to get through but finally stopped. I was dizzy too and just out of it overall. I had numerous people tell me it was carb withdrawal. I did a bunch of research and there is all sorts of info online about it. Some names of it are ‘ keto flu’ and ‘ carb withdrawal’. I am 7 days into my month long pre-op and my biggest problem is that i am soooo hungry. It is making me soooo nervous that if I have this surgery and am still hungry I don’t know how I will do it! I need some advice for sure.

11 hours ago, lingre said:

I had a headache for a week after starting my pre-op diet. It was hard to get through but finally stopped. I was dizzy too and just out of it overall. I had numerous people tell me it was carb withdrawal. I did a bunch of research and there is all sorts of info online about it. Some names of it are ‘ keto flu’ and ‘ carb withdrawal’. I am 7 days into my month long pre-op and my biggest problem is that i am soooo hungry. It is making me soooo nervous that if I have this surgery and am still hungry I don’t know how I will do it! I need some advice for sure.

I still get hungry sometimes, but I have to spend a long time thinking about if I am really hungry or just feel like eating something. My restriction is so strong at 8 months that a couple of low-fat cheese sticks or a yogurt is enough to totally fill me up until the next meal.

I remember it as hypoglycemia feeling like going from eating high carbs and sugar to none was a shock to the system... But after a few days of high protein I felt better and if you eat protein first in every meal you will get full quicker. Some days I don't even feel like eating on the preop

KEEP UP your fluid intake, wash the Keto byproducts away and l8ke a lot of Us You Too will make it through. it's like Your Body is complaining "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?", but be strong , keep your commitment up and Someday you'll remember and say " Hey it's a Tiny Blip in My Road but I DID make it through!"