Question:
what's up with craving pickles?
I am almost five days out and on this past sunday I started craving pickles bad, and then my husband bought me some and it passed I only had one and i chewed it up and spit it just wanted the flavoring. then I get real thristy and can't drink that much. I want just about everything. — dimples1 (posted on May 18, 2009)
May 18, 2009
Before surgery, I drank pickle juice. It's clear liquid right?
— hansonae
May 18, 2009
Hi,I craved pickle juice about 10 days after GBS, I was going thru the
window of misery, I could not do anything, sugar free or even water.
Everything tasted sweet! It was so horrible!All I could drink was some
thing sour, I drunk pure lemon juice also, I finally got over that, but I
got a kidney infection during that time, because I didn' drink enough water
or fluids. Hang in there it will get better! Try to drink,force your self
to if you have too! I still have some trouble with somesugar free things,
they taste to sweet. Good Luck!
— Leatha B.
May 18, 2009
I'm not sure. But I was the same way! I hear a lot of folks crave them.
I'm just guessing here, but maybe it has something to do with the salt
content. I think that, maybe, our cravings are our bodies way of letting
us know of some nutrient it needs. I'm no doc or nutritionist...but that
is my best guess.
— PaulaJ
May 18, 2009
Its your body craving the salt. My Dr. tells me to eat a pickel a day. You
cant get enough sodium after surgery (this is gastric bypass)so he
encourages us to eat a pickel. It will also help with if you ever feel
light headed when you stand up. Its weird, I know, but it really works.
Good thing I like pickels hu? lol
Good luck on your journey.
— bostonkid33
May 19, 2009
Pickles are great for tightening the skin. Just make sure you are cleared
for having them first. I heard this fact at a support group one week post
op. I drank a couple of ounces of pickle juice every couple of days a few
weeks out of surgery. Now I have a couple of pickle slices a week. I
haven't had a bad problem with sagging skin and I think its thanks to
pickle juice/pickles and some good arm exercises
. I am a true believer that your body craves what it needs... but you
really need to be in tune and listen... Junk food isn't what it needs!!!
All in moderation! If your body is saying have a pickle start with a
couple of ounces of juice and go from there.
Proud loser of 103 pound of pure fat since September 2, 2008!!!
— KraftyV
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