Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD...

[bmbrush413 124]

Boy...did I find that out the hard way today! I'm just over a week post-op, and still on all liquids. I was getting so tired of sweet stuff (shakes, Jello, popsicles) and broth was just WAY too salty. I've never liked salt - but now I think I'm super sensitive to it. I talked to my dietician yesterday and asked if she thought I could strain the "stuff" out of my favorite Thai Soup (Tom Kha Gai) and she said it should be okay. Wow. Not so much. I had probably one ounce of the stuff and talk about heartburn!! Wound up calling my doc because I'm already on Nexium - he had me take a Pepcid on top of it and said to call him tomorrow to let him know how it went. So today, I decided to make my own non-salty broth...have it in the crockpot right now. In the meantime, back to the sweet stuff. Anyone else have the same problem with the sweet/salty thing??

[pantala 125]

Most flavors (and smells!) seem more intense but especially chemically-tasting stuff. No more sugar free anything! I'm sick of artificial sweeteners. And Jello, and pudding, and boullion cubes, and Isopure. Blech. Fortunately I still like my unjury Protein.

For broth, I use Better than Bouillon, still a bit salty but I Water it down. Comes in chicken or Beef.