Some advice what to drink in the first week after surgery?

[Mile 9]

I would like some recommendations. My surgery will be done December 28.

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[Djmohr 6,965]

Your surgeon or nutritionist should give you very clear instructions on what to drink or eat for many weeks.

I had bypass and I was on a clear liquid only diet for the first 7 days. I was not even started on Protein shakes until week 2 when I well to full liquids.

So for me I was allowed: sugar free drinks like crystal light, Water, chicken broth, sf popsicles, sf Jello and for this week only I was allow watered down apple juice.

Once I progressed to full liquids, watered down apple juice or juice of any kind has been removed completely from my diet. That first week it provides some needed calories/carbs......Week 1 for me was the roughest mostly because it was hard to keep up with everything I was supposed to drink so I ended up somewhat dehydrated. That leaves you feeling very weak, dizzy and even nauseous.

My best advice to anyone going through WLS is to sip sip sip liquids every few moments all day long once you get home from the hospital.

Getting dehydrated is of the most concern.....protein will come a week or so after and you have plenty of stores in your body for several weeks.....

Drink up!

[Mile 9]

Thank was very helpful.

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