Supplements pre-op?

[Tibs]

Hi All,

I' having a mini-gastric done in Feb '16 and I am just wondering if I should start taking supplements before the surgery. Also how often do people take protein shakes post-op.
Any advice/suggestions for pre-op care or anything you would have done differently pre/post op?

Cheers

 

[los in it]

Its only my thinking but I guess it cant hurt to give your body a bit of a boost pre surgery to get it in the best shape possible especially your iron count more so if your a woman as I understand ( or at least in my case) as iron counts can be low
I havent used any shakes post op trying to get my protein via my foods
advise pre op
stick to the LSD
advise post WLS
stick to the guidelines given to you by your team and all should be good!

 

[sundown]

I just took a normal multi-vit during the pre-op stage - but I was already taking one every day anyway.

Post-op shakes. Well I'm 5 weeks out and am having a protein shake every day as I'm simply not consuming enough calories a day at present to hit protein targets without it. E.G today I've eaten:

Breakfast - 1 egg scrambled
Lunch - 3 Ritz crackers, 80g tin of Tuna infusion with Basil and 15g of cheddar
Dinner - 150g of homemade turkey, lentil and spinach curry
Snack - Upbeat protein drink

My protein target was 70g and with the protein drink I got to 72g . Without it I'd have been at 52g protein, despite transparently having protein rich food at every meal.

 

[beepbeepcat]

Sundown what protein shake are you having?