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I would like to buy a few of these specifically for surgery recovery. I don't normally do any of this I eat ok, but they recommend amping up your protein by 20 or 30gs, I've even seen Dr's recommend 100gs (total) a day! And I might not feel like eating much the first couple of days (though I haven't run into much that knocks me off my feed so far
I did some googling and found conflicting recommendations. One talked about a different kind of protein vs. just whey. One that was recommended on one site/blog was slammed for too much suger or something on another (I think Bolthouse was one of these).
I would like a fairly high amount of protein, low sodium because I don't want to increase swelling which will be a problem already. Not as concerned about the sugar since this will only be for a week.
I bought two ISOPURE 40g drinks, sort of look like kool aid. Maybe I can add it to water throughout the day.
Recommendation #1 - Talk to your doctor. Because we do not know what kind/type of surgery you had, its really unwise for us to recommend anything. Get recommendations from your doctor, not strangers on the internet who have no idea what surgery you are recovering from and who could recommend something that will harm you instead of help you.
Recommendation #2 - Without knowing your medical history, and just going on my own experience with people who have gone through cancer treatments that cause loss of appetite, I have known many doctors recommend patients to drink Ensure. But this isnt something you will probably want if you have had stomach surgery or something similar. Ask your doctor.
Recommendation #3 - Pre-made protien shakes have WAAAAAAAY too much sugar. So, me personally, I advise staying away from them because sugar is always the enemy. Best thing to do (if you absolutely MUST have protein shake, AND your doctor says its okay) is to buy Optimum Nutrition Whey from GNC, mix with plain almond milk and raw spinach, kale and brussel sprouts.
Bottom line, ask your doctor. Dont Google what other doctors may recommend. Dont ask people here who ARENT doctors and who DONT know your medical history or what surgery you just had. You dont want to drink something that causes issues with your surgery only to go back and have to tell your doctor after he asks you "WTF did you do? Why didnt you just ask me?" and you say "Oh, these strange people on the internet told me that is should eat.........".
None of the OTC store-bought taste good, IMO. I bought a whole case of Muscle Milk at Costco & threw it away. Nasty stuff.
One of the brands used in bariatric programs is New Direction. It's delicious, but expensive and only available through practitioners. The other brand that is frequently recommended for post-gastric surgery patients is Synthrax Nectar. It's quite good. I don't remember if New Direction or Synthrax have pre-mix drinks.
Arbonne makes pea protein pre-mix drinks & power. It's very good.
I would suggest going to someplace like Vitamin Shop & buying a variety of brands/flavors.
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