Clear Liquid Diet Conflicting Information

[Swanton_Bomb 522]

I did not have to do the two week liver shrink diet, I just had to lose a certain amount of weight pre-surgery. I am now on the Clear Liquids and the info provided by the surgeons office is conflicting and confusing and my nutritionist is out on a family emergency. A clear liquid diet normally includes gatorade and apple juice and tea with sugar. Bariatric patients are always sugar free. I feel dizzy and lightheaded and I don't know if I can get through the day with only broth and sugar free liquid. Will watered down apple juice be a problem for the surgery?

[GreenTealael 25,444]

Presurgury clear liquid diet?

[Swanton_Bomb 522]

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

Presurgury clear liquid diet?

Yes. One pamplet says all clears, the other says only sugarfree clears.

[GreenTealael 25,444]

Go with the sugar free clear pamphlet instructions. It has the higher levels of details. Congrats you are in the home stretch! Surgery very soon now!

Edited November 6, 2018 by GreenTealael

[zencat 8]

I'm on the 7th day of clear liquids(surgery tomorrow)...it's awful, especially the first four days. Dizzy, nauseous, weak, headache. Watered down apple juice is allowed by my Dr. as long as I dont go over 50 calories. Rest as much as you can.

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[Swanton_Bomb 522]

Just now, GreenTealael said:

Go with the sugar free clear pamphlet instructions. It has the higher levels of details. Congy you are in the home stretch! Surgery very soon now!

Thank you. Super scared but I'm trying to view this intellectually and not emotionally!

[GreenTealael 25,444]

39 minutes ago, Swanton_Bomb said:

Thank you. Super scared but I'm trying to view this intellectually and not emotionally!

Being sugar free will catapult you into ketogenesis and kick start weightloss even before surgery ensuring a continuous cycle of fat loss as long as you remain at a caloric deficit for long enough without adding a lot of additional quick access fuels (carbohydrates)

Edited November 6, 2018 by GreenTealael

[Matt Z 4,139]

49 minutes ago, Swanton_Bomb said:

I did not have to do the two week liver shrink diet, I just had to lose a certain amount of weight pre-surgery. I am now on the Clear Liquids and the info provided by the surgeons office is conflicting and confusing and my nutritionist is out on a family emergency. A clear liquid diet normally includes gatorade and apple juice and tea with sugar. Bariatric patients are always sugar free. I feel dizzy and lightheaded and I don't know if I can get through the day with only broth and sugar free liquid. Will watered down apple juice be a problem for the surgery?

Go Sugar Free. Check out Protein2o and Isopure Zero Carb RTD. These are both Protein heavy, low or no sugar Protein Drinks that are clear. Also, push the Water, HARD!

[Frustr8 7,886]

I would rank Green Tealael and Matt Z. as superior Mentors/Gurus, both their advices are A#1. They have helped this faltering weight loss person more than either know. Been 2 months post surgery for me and I still stumble at times. But they are making,it through, I am trying to make it through and so shall you! Best of everything from Central Ohio and ME÷

[Swanton_Bomb 522]

Thanks for you help! I had broth this morning and sugar free Jello for lunch, and lots of Water. I have an ungodly headache and I need a nap.

[FluffyChix 17,418]

On 11/6/2018 at 11:22 AM, Swanton_Bomb said:

Thanks for you help! I had broth this morning and sugar free Jello for lunch, and lots of Water. I have an ungodly Headache and I need a nap.

Drink a cup of bouillon (with sodium full strength) and hydrate. Also take a tsp of MOM (milk of magnesia for 425mg of magnesium per day). According to the low carb docs this is the prescription for getting past the "keto flu" or carb withdrawal and headaches that happen when getting off of sugar-burning and onto fat-burning.

As bad as it sucks, it's far better to feel craptastic now, than to experience this withdrawal and transition AFTER surgery. Dear God, the humanity in doing it the other way. Hang in there.