Opinion/thoughts/experiences on Protein/whey/meal replacement shakes post-fundoplication surgery

Willie S.

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Posted 3/14/2018 8:21 PM (GMT 0)

I have the operation coming up in a little over a week, and am thinking ahead to the recovery and liquid intake. I already have a protein shake I drink after workouts, which also doubles as a multi-vitamin. In my head this would be ideal to make sure I am getting nutrients that might be lacking through a liquid diet.

I was wondering if any of you have had any experiences, good or bad, with drinking those types of shakes after surgery. The list I have recommends shakes like ensure, and these are pretty similar, but I also know that for some those types of shakes cause bloat.

SharonZ

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Posted 3/14/2018 10:38 PM (GMT 0)

You will more than likely suffer from gas/bloat at one point during your recovery. The protein shakes are a good idea if they don't contain a lot of sugar. The vitamin content may be a little much in the beginning.
Make sure your doctor gives you an anti-nausea medication, it will come in handy. Another thing to watch during your early recovery is dairy. If your doctor hasn't already given you a diet to follow, the one that I used can be found on the internet "UPMC Post Nissen Diet." It gives you a lot of good information and sample meals to follow.

Willie S.

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Posted 3/15/2018 3:00 PM (GMT 0)

Thanks. I hadn't heard or thought about vitamin content actually being a bad thing.

I was thinking about introducing this during the full liquid phase, where they promote Ensure and other drinks of that nature. I am unsure if there is a substantial difference between Ensure and other protein style drinks. Guess I'll do some research.

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