is anyone else struggling with hunger while on the clear liquid diet post op? i am on about 72 hours with no solid food and i did not expect to be hungry at all. the only thing that seems to work is special k protein water... any suggestions?

How long do you have to be on Clear liquids? I only had to be on them for 24 hours. After that, it was 4 weeks of liquids, but I could have Soup as long as it was blended and there were no chunks .

It's hard not to be hungry on clear liquids because you aren't getting Protein, that's probably why the protein Water is helping.

i'm supposed to be on them for a week, then to full liquids for a week, then mushies for a week, then solids. i think i'm going to graduate to protein drinks and soups a little early, maybe tomorrow.

Make sure if you do soups that they are blended up to the point that they are liquid. The rule of thumb is anything that would go through a straw.

thanks for the advice! i've just been adding about 2 protein drinks per day and that has helped immensely with the hunger. still doing mostly clears though.

Hey Tony,

I hardly had any hunger at all until two weeks post-op. But I had been on clear liquids for 3 days and then full liquids for 10 more days. No on the mushy phase. Like Oregondaisy already mentioned the big thing about the full liquids is that you can pretty much have anything you want but that it just needs to be the consistency of what could be sucked through a straw even though you should not by any means be using a straw. While on your clear liquid phase the Special K2O drinks are going to be your best bet. The biggest reason for being on clear liquids is to allow the healing to go well. Then the full liquids to allow the swelling to come down. And of course the mushy phase to let the rest of the swelling come down. Take it slow and don't push yourself cause you can cause damage that could require additional surgery to correct and lord knows that none of us want to go through that again. Best of luck and keep us up to date on how your doing!

We're with you Tony! It's difficult for everyone but best thing to do is reach for your protein drink when the hunger gets too much. You'll be on real food soon enough.. let your tummy rest up and get well so you can avoid problems now and down the road.