3 Day Pre-op Liquid Diet - The Secret is Better than Bouillon!

[cerenatee 90]

My surgery is Thursday so I started my 3 day clear liquid diet today.

It started out ok. When I woke up, I drunk the bottled laxative and had a bottle of Water. A couple of hours later I had a SF strawberry-orange Jello cup. A few hours after that I had a SF pineapple popsicle. That's when all heck broke lose in my head. I normally eat around 12:30 pm or around 5:30 pm. At 5:30 pm, a popsicle was not cutting it. I was thinking of Chili's or S&S Cafeteria but looking at Jello and tea. The hungrier I got, the madder I got. Then I thought about all the people whose doctors don't even require them to do a pre-op diet and I really got mad. Suffering for the sake of suffering does not go over well with me.

Thank GOD, I remembered I bought some chicken bouillon at Costco's. I bought the organic Better than Bouillon chicken base and beef base. I didn't think chicken broth would help but I went and heated up some Water anyway. Ya'll, it was awesome. The sun came out, birds started singing, and rainbows filled the sky. It was clear, it was hot, and it was DELICIOUS! The label states it has chicken meat and broth so maybe that's why it's so good. Whatever the reason, thanks to the geniuses at Superior Touch, I just might make it 72 hours to have my surgery on Thursday.

So I'm spreading the word - BUY ORGANIC BETTER THAN BOUILLON CHICKEN BASE! I know there are a lot of cooks on here but I'm not one. I don't cook. I haven't used my stove in years. I mainly use the kitchen for the refrigerator - my sodas and leftovers are in there. I also use the glasses if I buy a 2 liter soda. So for me, even heating up water to dissolve chicken base is a big deal. It's out of my comfort zone. But I did it. I'm making tiny changes and they're sticking. I'm going to have another cup of broth in an hour and after that another popsicle. After that it'll be my bed time and I'll have one day down.

[SabrinaM 20]

I have my surgery Thursday also.

[Pixie Dust 526]

OMGoodness Cerenatee, you really made me burst out laughing with the "birds came out & birds were singing" comment!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Thank you for the good belly laugh! Anyway, please tell me where you found that! I know you said costco but what aisle was it in? What was down the same aisle as I can't even picture bouillon being sold there?

Another friend of mine from this forum shared her homemade chicken Soup recipe & now I'm embarrassed to say that I've NEVER made a homemade Soup (except for my Mom's Asparagus soup but I learned that when I was little). I'm not normally a soup eater, so I never bothered to learn but her recipe sounds good. I just don't have a pot as big as the one she recommends. Considering I'll be the only one eating it, I think it would be far less trouble if I end up liking a bouillon instead. No clean up either really.

So I've heard some docs require 2 weeks liquid diet prior to surgery & my current surgeon requires 1 week liquid diet & another doc which I'm considering as well, requires 1 week of 4 Protein drinks & a regular dinner each day. Crazy how they all differ so much!

Good luck to you & also Sabrina on your Thursday surgery!

[Nuchnuch 120]

Being the lifetime dieter, I can definitely eat just about anything if need be, regarding diet food but I feel your pain..except I am jelly of you cuz you only have a three day diet..I wish those birds would sing when I had to eat and/or drink some of the things I have to ingest. But I can always be the ultimate optimist since I can actually eat some of my food.

[cerenatee 90]

If I'm remembering correctly, my hubby spotted the spice aisle, put 2 and 2 together, and that's where the bouillon bases were. Without him, I would have walked right by them. costco confuses the crap out of me.

A Lighter Me asks that their clients do a 2 week low carb diet - 2 or 3 Protein shakes a day and 1 meal of salad and meat. Then 3 days before surgery you do a clear liquid diet.

The 2 week diet did not happen. I tried it. I couldn't do it. I moved on. I'm sticking to the 3 day liquid diet because it's the most important one to me. I need my body cleaned out and it'll give my liver a chance to shrink if my liver needs to shrink. My bmi is 38.9 so hopefully a big liver will not be an issue. If it is, it just is. If I could stick to a low carb diet for 2 weeks, I wouldn't need the surgery.

OMGoodness Cerenatee, you really made me burst out laughing with the "birds came out & birds were singing" comment!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Thank you for the good belly laugh! Anyway, please tell me where you found that! I know you said costco but what aisle was it in? What was down the same aisle as I can't even picture bouillon being sold there?

Another friend of mine from this forum shared her homemade chicken Soup recipe & now I'm embarrassed to say that I've NEVER made a homemade soup (except for my Mom's Asparagus soup but I learned that when I was little). I'm not normally a soup eater, so I never bothered to learn but her recipe sounds good. I just don't have a pot as big as the one she recommends. Considering I'll be the only one eating it, I think it would be far less trouble if I end up liking a bouillon instead. No clean up either really.

So I've heard some docs require 2 weeks liquid diet prior to surgery & my current surgeon requires 1 week liquid diet & another doc which I'm considering as well, requires 1 week of 4 Protein drinks & a regular dinner each day. Crazy how they all differ so much!

Good luck to you & also Sabrina on your Thursday surgery!

[Pixie Dust 526]

Amen sister! Like you, if I could diet, I wouldn't need to have my stomach ripped out of me!

Thanks for the tip on where to find the bouillon! Makes sense...I had completely forgotten that aisle! Thank your husband too!

[anniemay 150]

I go Thursday too. My sweet little Italian mother has made me homemade chicken and beef broth. It has been a life saver. Also to add a little spice I have Knorrs Calde de Tomatoe. It is a great Tomato bouillon with a little kick. High in sodium but I'm not drinking it everyday.

[JCsMamaBear 58]

Has anyone tried the chicken Soup for the Soul brand broths yet? I just found them in my local grocery, and they come in the boxes. They have a BBQ Beef flavor, and an Italian Chicken flavor. I bought them both to try during my 2 week pre-op that I start on Tuesday. I hope they're good. I also got Swanson's box of Hot & Sour flavored broth. I think they also do a Mexican Tortilla infused broth and I Thai Ginger infused broth. Thought I'd throw that out there for anybody else struggling with getting bored by the plain old broths. Good luck everyone!

[Rovobay 920]

i'll have to try that! way to make it through.

[DarbiMolly 188]

OMGoodness Cerenatee, you really made me burst out laughing with the "birds came out & birds were singing" comment!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Thank you for the good belly laugh! Anyway, please tell me where you found that! I know you said costco but what aisle was it in? What was down the same aisle as I can't even picture bouillon being sold there?

Another friend of mine from this forum shared her homemade chicken Soup recipe & now I'm embarrassed to say that I've NEVER made a homemade soup (except for my Mom's Asparagus soup but I learned that when I was little). I'm not normally a soup eater, so I never bothered to learn but her recipe sounds good. I just don't have a pot as big as the one she recommends. Considering I'll be the only one eating it, I think it would be far less trouble if I end up liking a bouillon instead. No clean up either really.

So I've heard some docs require 2 weeks liquid diet prior to surgery & my current surgeon requires 1 week liquid diet & another doc which I'm considering as well, requires 1 week of 4 Protein drinks & a regular dinner each day. Crazy how they all differ so much!

Good luck to you & also Sabrina on your Thursday surgery!

I have 2 weeks clean eating, 2 weeks liquids. liquids start Monday! Surgery in just over 2 weeks! Yay!