Preop Diet........ummmmmmmm...... Issues

[barebones 28]

Hi everyone! I have a rather sensitive subject.... okay, here's the poop..... pardon the pun! I am wondering if anyone else is having alternating diarrhea and Constipation problem. My preop diet is 3 slimfast per day. One light yogurt, a lean cuisine for dinner with tiny salad. Lots of Water too.....this is killing me ! 5 days til surgery.

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Hi everyone! I have a rather sensitive subject.... okay' date=' here's the poop..... pardon the pun! I am wondering if anyone else is having alternating diarrhea and Constipation problem. My preop diet is 3 slimfast per day. One light yogurt, a lean cuisine for dinner with tiny salad. Lots of Water too.....this is killing me ! 5 days til surgery.[/quote']

I'm having those & I had surgery.

[cutiepieme 41]

Omg same here. Simfast makes u go! I am drinking Protein Shakes eating veggies and lean cuisine for dinner. I'm making it! Surg on we'd next week I am keeping busy!

[jenneliza 257]

i'm having diarrhea every day on my preop shake diet. it's not so bad b/c there isn't any cramping...just very inconvenient. i've heard from my nutritionist that half have diarrhea and the other half are constipated so it's normal.

[dstollery 290]

Wow everyone is getting their surgerys!! Congrats all!!

I am not sure how much Fiber is in slim fast I don't think much. Combine that with the fact that you are not eatting solids so you don't have much to "bulk" up your poo. It's more like only (or mostly) liquid in, liquid out. For the Constipation increase Water intake and start walking. Even if you walk now just add even a short walk in the evening and morning. This will help with paristalsis and help move things along.

Hang in there and get some rest.

[ava214 22]

I'm on a liquid diet 3 protien shakes and 2 sf Jello plus water!!! And I feel like of I'm getting prepared for any dumping syndrome that may happen to me ;-( Tmi but my stool has been very soft and I need no help to go. It's not so bad... Being that I lost 10lbs already. I can't wait to find out how much longer I have to go before I can have my surgery. Hope all our restroom issues go back to normal

[dstollery 290]

Amen to that!

[carms 40]

I'm on Optifast 4 times a day plus 20 calories extra (i try to do a hello and chicken broth at supper) but yeah if it's liquid going in....

[NewCarrie 4]

My surgery is 7/12 and I'm on a five day clear liquid diet. Kind of jealous that some of you can do a Protein Shake of some type. Do you think it would hurt to add one a day just to kill my hunger pains?

[carms 40]

NewCarrie once you get to day three you won't feel hungry anymore. I know you can do it! Clearly there's a reason your doctor needs you to be on a clear diet so keep going hun! You can do it