What is the purpose of drinking high protein shakes before gastric bypass surgery?
February 4th, 2010 | by admin |
Buff Me asked:
My doctor has me drinking nothing but water and high protein shakes (Ultramet 42 protien) before my bypass surgery. They are making me so sick that i had to stop drinking them. I feel like i want to throw up all day and i just cannot sleep since i have been taking them. I am more depressed and less energy.
My doctor has me drinking nothing but water and high protein shakes (Ultramet 42 protien) before my bypass surgery. They are making me so sick that i had to stop drinking them. I feel like i want to throw up all day and i just cannot sleep since i have been taking them. I am more depressed and less energy.
I stopped drinking them and just waiting for my body to get back to normal.
What is the real purpose of drinking these shakes? Do i HAVE to drink them for the surgery to be done?
Chong
5 Responses to “What is the purpose of drinking high protein shakes before gastric bypass surgery?”
By wendy_da_goodlil_witch on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
probably to clean out your digestive system. you really should talk to your doctor about this.
By Adam on Feb 9, 2010 | Reply
Its so you are still getting nutrition, but not eating anything that will be in your digestive tract for when the surgery happens.
By cyn_texas on Feb 11, 2010 | Reply
If you don’t like them now, I can’t imagine you liking them better after the surgery. I sure wish you could postpone the surgery & explore other options.
You can lose more body fat eating protein and fat (don’t eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast eat all you want but nothing but meat, eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter and half an avocado a day (you’ll need added potassium). Keep the calories high and the fat percentage high, at least 65% of calories. Adding in green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace.
If you starve yourself by lowering calories lower than are needed for the body to function, your body will freak out and will want to store every ounce in case it doesn’t get nourished again. You need to give it adequate nourishment so it doesn’t slow your metabolism down to adjust for lower calories.
Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) triggers insulin which can store the calories you eat into fat. The more protein you eat the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released. The more carbohydrate you eat the more the fat storage hormone insulin is released.
Carbs are addictive and can be disastrous to our health. The best way to break the addiction is NO carbs for 3 days. Make a huge batch of deviled eggs and eat one every time you want “something” have huge omelets for breakfast, with bacon, a lil onion, peppers, mushrooms & cheese. Pork chops for lunch. Get pork rinds and eat them with tuna salad. Steak for dinner. Make a huge sugar free cheese cake for dessert. Eat so much you won’t feel deprived of anything. By the fourth day, your addiction will be gone and you can start making healthy choices.
High insulin levels unbalance other hormones. Controlling your insulin level will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so you will gain lean muscle even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase your muscle mass with high HGH levels.
Dr.Atkins was a cardiologist, low carb was a health plan easier sold as a “diet” Read any of his books for easily understandable science. Lutz “Life without Bread” & Taubes “Good calorie, bad calorie” are excellent books that dispel all the nutrition myths.
Reducing body fat and increasing muscle mass will have you in awesome shape in no time. Good luck!
By Ms.SANYOGITA SHARMISHTHA on Feb 14, 2010 | Reply
I wish to really maintain best positions of my nipples,cheeks,muscles and strength of my body,I manage high intakes of good proein shakes before gastric bypass surgery.
By mommaa on Feb 15, 2010 | Reply
maybe there’s another kind of protein shake you can take. you can buy them at a health food store, the salesman should be knowledgeable about it at gnc. it wont be the same as the doctor prescribed one but it’ll have vitimines in it that you may be able to compare to the one you have that makes you sick & i’m sure it’ll taste a lot better. you really should ask ur doctor but if you didn’t drink them for ur first g.b. maybe it won’t harm if you don’t drink it this time either. i hate to see you so sick.