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I had gastric bypass dec 16 ,2015 and surgery great but since been home really been hard Water is so hard to get down and very heavy ,so if Protein my taste buds have changed so much I hate any artificial auger it gags me I even hate natural sugar everything taste like pure Syrup .esting at all is slow and get nausea a lot but weirdest is if I walk or do much after 10 minute sweat so bad could wring me out and I get cold clammy has anyone else felt this .this is more than I expected some days and I'm very emotional .does it get easier ? Good side is I have lost almost 30 lbs at 3 week mark

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30 pounds in 3 weeks????Wow!!!!

I hate the shakes...ugh...

Can't wait for real foods...

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My surgery was 12/21/25 and can definitely relate. Everything taste like Syrup. I find that if the Water is room temp i can tolerate it better. The Protein Shakes were ughhh, i tried Isopur protien premixed come jn various flavors and one bottle us 40 grams of protien. I still struggle with the daiky liquid intake :-(

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It takes a little while but this will improve. I had to change Protein shakes after surgery because I could not take that overly artificial sweet tastes either.

At the time I was barely getting in my Water let alone getting Protein Shakes down. My Bariatric nurse who had been thru bypass herself recommended trying Premier Protein ready made shakes. They have 30 grams of Protein in each, 1 gram of sugar and 160 calories.

Those first 4 weeks she had me take the shake and mix it with half milk half shake to lighten it up a bit.

The chocolate for me was great, it is not overly sweet. I still drinks these once a day in the am.

You can find them at Sam's or costco in bulk packs. They are ready made so no mixing and best of all NO gritty protein taste.

You can also find them in smaller packs at Walmart and some Walgreens stores. I will say that the vanilla and strawberry are sweeter and are ok later on but in the beginning the chocolate seemed to work best.

I will say although that sweetness issue gets better over time, I still cannot eat anything too sweet whether it is artificial or not. It just doesn't taste good anymore.

Being 16 months post op and near goal when I do indulge it is usually cheesecake and one that is not overly sweet. I really don't tolerate Cookies, cake or ice cream any longer. Thank goodness!

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Thanks so much about adding the premier shakes with milk! I have two cases of theses shakes left from pre surgery and after surgery they are way too sweet!!! Oddly I found them on EBay cheaper than costco with free shipping so they are keepers now!

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