How many calories do we need to survive?

[jp2lose 0]

I had my surgery on March 8th and I've hardly eaten anything since. I feel like I was able to get more fluids and Proteins in when I first came home than I can now. Part of this is because the thought of food or drinks repulses me. I also find that if I do get a few bites of something in, I am uncomfortable for hours and drinking makes it worse. When I try to sip, sip, sip my tummy becomes very uncomfortable. I think I'm averaging 200-300 calories a day.

I did call the drs office on Monday and she really wasn't listening to me, just kept telling me I need to eat something 6 times a day. If I did that I would not get ANY fluids in.

I'm calling today again after they get back from their luch break, but i was just curios if anyone knows if this is enough to survive on. I personally don't think it is :cool0:

[MINI-Me 196]

I probably averaged that my first two weeks or so. I didn't concentrate as much on calorie sources as I did hydration. Have you tried hot beverages like Decaf tea or broth? They seemed to go down easier for me than cold liquids.

As far as the doctor office - if you don't think she's listening, ask for someone else that will.

[Lee 19]

I was on liquids for the first two weeks post op. I ate a lot of no sugar added fruit juice popsicles. When I went to full liquids I mostly ate 1/4 cup of greek yogurt. I sometimes had a cup of chicken broth. I mostly just tried to get in my 64 oz of fluids after day 5. I felt zero hunger until Day 10, then started to get tiny little hunger pangs. Hang in there. It all gets better very quickly!

[FreeToBeMe 2]

I survived on a few hundred calories those first few weeks after surgery and, like the previous poster, I drank my share of decaf/herbal tea to help get the Water in.

Good luck,

Pennie

[Stacy160 201]

As long as you're getting your liquid and Vitamins in, don't sweat the calories yet. You can go literally for weeks without eating and be fine as long as the body's got fat to use as fuel (it's when the fat's gone that the body starts using its own tissue for Protein and the metabolism shuts down). You'll be able to take in more within the next couple of weeks...you're doing fine, don't worry!