Taking Berocca & Manuka Honey post-op?

[Twiggie]

I take Berocca and Manuka Honey daily, along with my other vitamins and supplements, but it's just occurred to me that I might not be able to continue with these post-op.

The Berocca is effervescent and we're told not to drink fizzy drinks and the honey is obviously high in carbs/sugar (80%) so might cause dumping syndrome

Does anyone else take these supplements now they're post-op?

 

[Cuppacocoa]

Hi Twiggie, I bought some soluble Berocca to use post op as I didn't think I'd be able to swallow my multi vit tabs for the first couple of weeks, but when I came to take it I saw it was effervescent so binned it! Also I haven't tried honey but many people on here have been caught out with it and dumped so I'd say take it cautiously!

Cuppa xx

 

[Mark01/05/2009]

Stay wayyyyyy clear of honey! Its one thing that's made me dump badly and Sally aswell.

 

[Twiggie]

I'm still not sure about the Berocca. Where do people stand on taking soluble painkillers such as co-codamol post-op, as that's effervescent too? I'm sure I've seen it mentioned that they advise taking those rather than tablets?

 

[Twiggie]

Stay wayyyyyy clear of honey! Its one thing that's made me dump badly and Sally aswell.

That's a shame as Manuka has excellent healing properties, especially for gastric problems.

 

[BypassBee]

I'm still not sure about the Berocca. Where do people stand on taking soluble painkillers such as co-codamol post-op, as that's effervescent too? I'm sure I've seen it mentioned that they advise taking those rather than tablets?

I was given soluble pain killers the day after my op by the hospital, as i am allergic to tramadol and the liquid stuff didnt sit well with me...

so i guess just wait for it to stop being so fizzy... thats what they said, but i use calpol these days, cos its tasty lol

.x.

 

[salski]

Stay clear of honey! Argh! Haha..as Mark says neither of us coped well on honey! Haha

 

[Twiggie]

Thanks for the advice guys, you're all great...

I'm sooo going to miss having a spoonful of honey on my porridge *sniff* :cry: