Kind of starting to freak out about my preop liquid diet with three days left to go

So I started off my 14 day liquid diet awesome and have stuck by it throughout this entire time. I have been getting in all my protein and drinking lots of water. I also am having to take 3 gentle irons a day. Up until two days ago I was averaging a 2 pound PER DAY loss! I knew it was too good to be true because now I am up 2 pounds! I have not changed anything about what I am consuming. Sorry for the TMI but since I started taking the iron a few days prior to starting the liquid diet I have gone to someone with very soft 2-3 times a day bowel movements to barely being able to get anything out and it is hard and dark and smelly. I always thought that fluids flushed you out? Could this be the source of the weight gain? I suppose it could also be due to stress...with surgery just three days away and all. I really want to have a successful surgery and my surgeon be happy with my weight loss so its kind of starting to stress me out even further! Explanations/opinions appreciated!

Kristie

Pre-op is the perfect time to decide NOT to stress out over weight stuff. If you follow the plan, you will lose weight.
Iron does tend to constipate, and that could certainly be a source of weight gain or stall.

Congrats on your surgery and toss the scale out the window!!

 Hi BKritty, I too have my surgery 2 days after yours, 6/29/2011. I am on the liquid diet too. I am not experiencing the smelly bowel thing, but I have not been having a regular bowel movement. I'm a little freaked out about that. However, I have stuck to my liquid diet like you. My doctor is going to have me drink this liquid 2 days before my surgery to sorry if this is TMI clean out my intestines. It's like a huge gallon of this stuff I have to drink. Is your doctor having you do this? I am nervous about the surgery. 

liquid diet = less bm
iron = constipation

Don't worry about daily flux.  It happens and will keep happening after surgery