It is and there are a few folks on this board who have had it. I'm sure they'll respond.

Team - Help and sorry in advance for the TMI

Colonoscopy scheduled for tomorrow. Prep is 12 noon 10oz of Magnesium Citrate which is a saline laxative. The only choice I had was lemon flavored and it is really sour but it is also very fizzy.

I need to do this again at 3pm and at 3:30 take (4) Ducolax tabs.

When I drank the first 10 oz at noon, I got it down no problem but within 5 minutes, my stomach was soooo nauseousness and was cold and dizzy for like about another 5 minutes. The cold passed and it took an hour to not feel the nausea.

Speaking to my Mother and a few friends that have had this procedure, it did not effect them this way at all.

Thoughts? Experiences? Maybe it was the fizziness of it or the really sour flavor?

Of course there's a balance in everything. Early out avoiding sugar is important and in my experience lower fat usually means higher sugar. Not always and I always advise to read labels.

I guess my point was read labels and learn what works for the original poster's situation. Being a new DSer means re-learning how to eat appropriately for their new WLS (adding fat in when they had been avoiding fat).

With respect, Janet, I do have to apply a minor correction. Low or non fat is not necessarily loaded with, or even has any added, sugar. Basic dairy - skim or low fat milk or yogurt is just that - milk skimmed of the fat without anything added. Yes, we do need to be careful with frankenfoods - anything that depends upon the fat for its essential character - ice cream, butter, cream, etc. as they need to add funny things to make up for the lack of fat. Likewise, low carb frankenfoods can be just as nasty to us (go for things that are naturally low in carbs, fats, or whatever one needs rather than something manipulated to achieve a number.)

Sometimes the full fat is not the best choice, even for a DSer. Trader Joes Greek yogurt, for example. The full fat version is indeed high fat and very rich - at the expense of protein, as it has only 8g per cup vs. 22g for the low or non fat versions. Not what I am looking for in a Greek yogurt (though I do use it to add fat to my yogurt blend to get the amount that I want along with the protein.) As always, it pays to read the labels, the back, as well as the front.

Even with a DS, dietary balance is still an important consideration, though that balance may be shifted more toward the fat side than a normal person or one with a VSG or RNY. If one is consistently leaving the Exxon Valdez in the toilet, they are probably over doing the fats, and under doing them if consistently constipated. There's a balance there to be found.

Please make sure you have your surgeon's OK to start lifting weights. When I had my DS (granted I was not a revision) I had to wait 3 months before I could lift weights (or work out other than walk).

As you've learned, eating with the DS is completely different than any other WLS. You should be eating full fat everything (anything low fat or fat free is loaded with sugar, which you absorb 100%). Focus on protein and minimize your carbs. Lots of water.