Starting Liquid Diet Phase (Liver Diet)

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

please advise if headaches or the shakes or (tummy upsets) are common during this time??

i have been told to take only tylenol products. any advice is appreciated.

[brlgirl 112]

I didn't experience that during the pre-op extravaganza . Could the headaches be caused from caffine "withdrawl"? Good luck to you. It's only a couple weeks and then you'll be onto the new you!!!

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

could be as i havent had my coffee or a diet soda since afternoon yesterday.....thank god i got my tylenol here..

[Sojourner 2,446]

Caffeine withdrawal is fairly common when going though the liquid diet unless you were able to wean yourself off of caffeine prior to starting the diet. I had stopped all caffeinated beverages in the months prior to starting the diet, with the exception of my daily plain iced coffee. thankfully, stopping the coffee "cold turkey" did not result in a headache!

I did not experience any tummy troubles, as I was also advised by my surgeon to use powder form Benefiber dissolved into my shakes. Pre-op, I was also allowed to have 1 cup of raw salad greens every day.

[honk 780]

Protein Shakes give you bad gass not sure if that's what you are referring to. If possible space out your food as much as possible so that your blood sugar does'nt fall. I am not diabetic but noticed a reaction when I was only eating 500 calories a day.

[DonnaMP 13]

Honestly, I was miserable on liquids both before and after surgery. The extreme diarrhea was the worst. That led to the shakes for me. I finally had to stop the Protein Shakes from the dr's office because they figured out that I was allergic to artificial sweeteners so I switched to Boost high Protein. Now, I just avoid all artificial sweeteners.

[Lola Granola 14]

I am on day 9 of my 14 day "liquid" diet. I have three of these high Protein Meal Replacement shakes and then I can have up to 250 calories worth of low glycemic index veggies. No fat, dressing, starch, sugar, meat, etc. Clearly it is a very low calorie version of a very low carbohydrate diet. It makes the Atkins Diet seem liberal!!

At any rate, I felt really crappy the first few days. In fact, I cheated a small bit the first 2 days. I made a thin Soup from chicken broth (acceptable item) and pureed butternut squash (not a low glycemic veggie). I did this because I figured that my headaches and dizziness were probably from low blood sugar. It worked to curb the headaches and totally did away with the dizziness. After the first 2 days, however, I did not feel to bad and have not "cheated" since. Pretty lame cheat, huh? Who would ever think you could "cheat" by eating a steamed and pureed veggie with no oil, butter, etc...? All-in-all, I have lost 6 pounds in 9 days. I imagine that a lot of it is Water, but at least I am sticking with the plan. How are you feeling these days? You have been on the liquids for a few days now.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

doing well today, drinking alot and doing my shakes (putting it in freezer as a slush goes down easier).........eating pop iscles and sugar free Jello (hadnt had that today)..took imodium ad bc my stomach is crazy upset..........and whooee, scared to go to work tomorrow because of that...

hub is big support and just trying to remember why i am doing this and not focus on doing without.