I Can't Get In My Protein

[jaymzee 79]

I'm supposed to get in 60-70 grams of Protein each day. The past three days i haven't gotten hardly any. I puke when i drink the vanilla or chocolate shakes i have, and i don't have the money to keep buying shakes and powders to keep trying. Any advice?

[LadyIvy 159]

How far out are you?

[emily_0192010 168]

Hello How far out are you from surgery?? If you are more than a month out then I would definitely be trying harder to get Protein in thru some form of food. It sounds like you are still on liquids though. For me, before I could eat food I didn't get in much Protein at all because I couldn't get it down. I was having trouble enough with Water or warm liquids as it was.

Have you asked your doctor about anti-nausea medicine? Are you puking because your body is rejecting it (that would be an instant reaction to even a small amount) or because you could be drinking too much, too fast? You have to sip Protein shakes even slower than you would something thinner.

My other advice is to try to drink some protein that you can do warm. Like warm milk (if you can handle milk at this point) or even a Decaf latte (again, if you can handle the milk and you are allowed decaf coffee yet). You could also try soy milk.

If you are still close to your surgery date than I wouldn't freak out too much and just focus on getting in your liquids. It gets a bit easier when you can start to add in food again.

[jaymzee 79]

I'm about a week and a half out. Was doing okay getting it in through out the day for a couple days then i just startednot being able to tolerate it at all. I have anti nausea meds but the taste is making me very sick. I give up.

[PdxMan 4,292]

I was in the same boat. The Protein drinks I loved pre-op were intolerable a week post-op. I tried several and settled on Premier Protein drinks from costco.

I hear what you are saying regarding spending the $$ to find a drink that works for you. I probably dropped $100 in my search, but, I found one that works. You have costco not too far from you. Give them a try. They are very light-weight and not sweet, IMO.

I usually tell people not to worry about Protein the first week or so and to concentrate more on the liquids, but you are getting to the point where protein is a necessity.

[VACookey 111]

The Protein Shakes I liked pre-op were too sweet post-op and they made me sick. But after a few weeks, I tried them again and they're fine. The first couple of weeks is hard finding something that doesn't make you sick. But don't give up on it. Things will settle. Just drink what you can. Unjury.com has a nice little sample pack of Protein Drinks. All of them except the strawberry really worked for me and got me through the first few weeks.

[CaliKat 153]

Sometimes you really have to choke em down until you are used to them. Dope them up with SF pudding, Torani syrups, extracts or any other flavoring you can.

Also- it may help if you dont smell them before hand- try to drink using a bottle instead of a cup or use a cup with a lid. Helped me tremendously.