Protein & Vitamins

[catwoman7 10,875]

4 minutes ago, ElPasoSleeveGal said:

So my program said that I could drink the Isopure waters but my Fluid intake and wouldn't count towards my Protein goal. It seems that my program has alot of those kind of rules. For example I can only drink whey isolate Protein Shakes. I'm not able to eat anything spicy until 3 months to avoid ulcers. Just different things. I am really trying to heed their advice, but it is somewhat difficult in this learning phase. I am 5 weeks post op today. 1 more week t regular diet! Wooooo


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mine also insisted on whey Protein isolate shakes - at least for the first few months. It's because whey protein isolate is better absorbed than other types of protein, evidently. I still drink those occasionally - but I also drink protein blends now, too, since I get most/all of my protein from food (I still drink a shake a day since I like them - plus they're a vehicle for Miralax)

we didn't have a rule on spicy food, but that's actually not a bad idea. For some people, spicy things seem a lot spicier right after surgery, and you can't drink milk to neutralize it (because of the eating/drinking rule). I don't know about the ulcer part, but then, I'm no expert. I just know I was more sensitive to tastes after surgery - sweet things tasted sweeter, and spicy things tasted spicier - so I would have been in misery if I ate something really spicy and then couldn't drink anything to cool my mouth down..

Edited February 3, 2021 by catwoman7