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[amjcal 5]

I have no desire for food at all. I have had a little sugar free Jello which seems to work for me. The broth 5 teaspoons and that ended up a run to the bathroom. I am not vomiting, just spitting up the saliva before you vomit and then I am okay? Is anyone else having this problem? I drank 4 oz or so of a Protein Drink and that went down okay, The dr suggested Tomato juice, because of the high Protein and that ended up to another run to the restroom. Ice chips and small very small drinks of Water are all I can handle. Is what I am experiencing normal, or should I call the doctor?

[ThinSIstaSoon 2]

Sounds like u are too full to me. U should be able to eat 1-2 cups of food and it fill u for 3-4 hrs. But call ur doctor. Id be worried about malnutrition and ur hair to start falling out if u don't eat something sooner than later. Good luck!

[CheckYes 46]

Tomato juice is high in Protein? I've never heard that.

I would just stick to your Protein shakes since they seem to go down ok. Do your best to keep fluids going. I'm on my phone so I can't see if you have a ticker that says when you were banded but if it is recently, I wonder if you might have some fill in your band from surgery. If so, you might have a hard time getting Jello down and just need to stick to thin liquids. You can also thin your Protein shake out a bit if it is too thick.

[tammy49 2]

Tomato juice is high in Protein? I've never heard that.

I would just stick to your Protein shakes since they seem to go down ok. Do your best to keep fluids going. I'm on my phone so I can't see if you have a ticker that says when you were banded but if it is recently, I wonder if you might have some fill in your band from surgery. If so, you might have a hard time getting Jello down and just need to stick to thin liquids. You can also thin your protein shake out a bit if it is too thick.

I was just able today to drink tomato Soup and I was just banded Tuesday. I was also worried because besides sips of Water I could not tolerate anything but popcicles, not even the Protein Shake. I am getting about 40 oz of Fluid a day which is much less than the doctor recommendation but each day I can do a bit better. Check with your doctor but I am listening to my body and not pushing.

[muelle 64]

It looks like you were just banded a couple of days ago? For the first five days or so post op I was only allowed to drink a medicine cup of liquids every fifteen minutes. The hospital provided me with half a dozen of the cups but they are just like children size medicine cups. I think they were equal to about one ounce. After those five days I was allowed to sip from the water bottle, or broth cup or whatever, and start my chewable vitamins. If you aren't already drinking like this, you might try it. Good luck!!!

[bluekerry 3]

Slow, slow, slow. It takes time. Just sip Water and Protein Drinks. 40 oz of Fluid is OK. My Doc sets a minimum of 32 oz per day. I always try to do more. I'm a month from banding and I still have to go very slow on everything including liquid. My Doc recommends a minimum of 60 mg of Protein. He says always drink a protein drink every day. All Docs are different. It just takes time to adjust. You may have to take sips every 15 or 20 minutes.

[roziecakes 20]

Sounds like u are too full to me. U should be able to eat 1-2 cups of food and it fill u for 3-4 hrs. But call ur doctor. Id be worried about malnutrition and ur hair to start falling out if u don't eat something sooner than later. Good luck!

She got banded two days ago... not sure why she should be able to eat 1-2 cups of food yet. I was under the impression that it was normal to not want anything to eat right after surgery and to only be able to take in a very small amount at a time due to swelling. That was the experience I had... also aren't most folks not given a fill in their band at the time of surgery? I just want to be clear.