I am going to be on a 3 week carnation breakfast no sugar added diet. I have to drink 6 a day and I can have all the sugar free drinks I want ( crystal light , water) The thought of all this SWEET stuff makes me sick. I forgot to ask about broth. Can i drink it. Is there calories in it? To much salt ? or will it be ok to drink once a day?

I would think it would be OK, I'd just give your Dr. a call and ask to be safe. Bug them!!! Thats what their there for. I'm from PA too? What are are you in? Dr.?

Wow 3 weeks...makes me really glad I am only having to do 2 (hopefully)

My suregon does the Optifast program, pure liquids for the 2 weeks. 5 - 8 oz drinks. Like you I can have sugar free stuff in-between meals (hard candy, Jello, popsicles)

Also allowed are herbal teas, diet soda, coffee.

And brooth...well they want me to make it with a bouillon cubes and really Water it down. I can do either beef or chicken and they want a 1/4 of the cube to 8 oz of water. So basically 4 cups of water to 1 cube which is 32 oz.

I would say if you maybe did it that way by really watering it down that it would be okay. Because you do need some sodium intake with what you are doing or you will get really dizzy and lightheaded.

I would check with the surgeon though to be sure. But I have found that what ever Clear Liquids are approved post op for the 2 weeks are what you should be doing pre op with something of major Protein (Optifast, etc...)

Ask your surgeon! That's your safest bet.

Like Restless Monkey said, check with your Dr. But if it is ok to have broth, you also might be able to have the chicken soup flavored Unjury protein mix. That has the same amount of protein as a shake (which broth does not have) and it tastes like chicken soup. It was a life saver for me during my pre-opt since I also could not just have something sweet.

Every surgeon must be different. My surgery is 8/26/09. I have to be on a liquid diet 7 days prior, which started this past week. I can have unlimited broth, SF Jell-o, SF popsicles and fudgesicles. I have 2 protein drinks per day, 2 fruits, 3 raw veggies. Unlimited SF drinks. It hasn't been terrible - today is my 4th day of it.

Thanks all and I will call my doc. Hey Boocakes Im getting my surgery in Erie pa from dr Ali

I was allowed to have it. and as much as I wanted. I hate broth now. LOL