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Recommended nutritional drinks

Posted by yvetteh @yvetteh, Dec 6, 2023

What do people find to be the most palatable nutritional drinks for before and after surgery? There are lots to choose from.

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jer22 | @jer22 | Dec 9, 2023
In reply to @yvetteh "I need to start one of those drinks 5 days before my surgery at home and..." + (show)
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I need to start one of those drinks 5 days before my surgery at home and have a choice of several to buy and I think all of them or most of them are high in sugar. I’m just interested in which one tastes the best since I’ll be drinking a couple a day starting next week. Surgery (total colon removal with permanent ileostomy) on December 21. Thanks for any help.

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Not sure which tastes the best, but a lot better cold--I think.
Good luck with procedure, -going on 30+ years and no regret. (due to UC )

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a009507 | @a009507 | Dec 10, 2023
In reply to @annmg "My Mayo team recommended Premier Protein with 30 grams of protein and only 1 gram of..." + (show)
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My Mayo team recommended Premier Protein with 30 grams of protein and only 1 gram of sugar. It’s tasty and dresses up nicely as a smoothie with
banana/strawberries/coffee.

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Premier is the best. I drink Cafe Latte every day.

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yvetteh | @yvetteh | Dec 10, 2023
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Premier is the best. I drink Cafe Latte every day.

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Thank you so much! I guess there’s a few choices on my post that I will try!!

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a009507 | @a009507 | Dec 11, 2023
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I need to start one of those drinks 5 days before my surgery at home and have a choice of several to buy and I think all of them or most of them are high in sugar. I’m just interested in which one tastes the best since I’ll be drinking a couple a day starting next week. Surgery (total colon removal with permanent ileostomy) on December 21. Thanks for any help.

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There’s 1 gram of sugar in Premier.

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Marco | @marco789 | Dec 12, 2023

I like the Premier Protein chocolate... only 1 gram of sugar compared to 10 grams in the Ensure Chocolate... plus it costs much less than Nestle Impact, so it's a no-brainer for me 🙂

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kenc | @kenc | Dec 13, 2023

Water is always a good drink and many cases the best available.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 14, 2023
In reply to @annmg "My Mayo team recommended Premier Protein with 30 grams of protein and only 1 gram of..." + (show)
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My Mayo team recommended Premier Protein with 30 grams of protein and only 1 gram of sugar. It’s tasty and dresses up nicely as a smoothie with
banana/strawberries/coffee.

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Hi @annmg, I look forward to learning more about your ostomy journey. Do you mind sharing a bit more? Or were you requiring nutritional drinks for a non-ostomy reason?

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annmg | @annmg | Dec 14, 2023

I was reading the ostomy section and joined an existing conversation. I have pancreatic cancer.

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Marco | @marco789 | Dec 15, 2023
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Water is always a good drink and many cases the best available.

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I also drink around a gallon of that per day... good stuff! 🙂

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kenc | @kenc | Dec 15, 2023
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I also drink around a gallon of that per day... good stuff! 🙂

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Wow!.

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