How many optifast
Optifast is designed to take all four pouches in a day. Doing so would provide you with the 900 calories as per the name on the box (Optifast 900--as this is what most centres provide). If you were only to take 3 shakes a day, that would mean your caloric intake is only about 675 a day, which in my opinion is not a safe long term state to be in. Try and get your other shakes in and good luck!
on 11/20/12 6:18 pm
Best to take 4. Having said that I think that for approx. 80% of the 2 weeks, I drank 3. Just no way I could drink 4 every day. But I never went to 2. I phoned then and they told me to "really try to drink all 4". You will need the healthy calories to go into your surgery as well - you do not want to be too weak or with a weakened immune system.
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Keep it up - but I would not go under 3 and try for 4.
Mar.
I had a reaction to the opti. I only had three for 2 weeks and it was not an issue. Depending on how long you are on the opti would determine if there was an issue. A couple of weeks of only three should not effect you. After surgery you will probably be having only that amount of calories initially anyway