I agree with canadian. And there's no such thing as minor surgery, imho--it's tremendously energy intensive to undergo any surgery and heal from it as well.
Part of the natural reaction is for your body to retain water since it senses an injury, whether or not you have IV fluid. But that will self correct soon enough. After all, it's fat that counts!
1 liter of IV fluid often has 5% glucose (& often no glucose at all). Let's say you have 1 liter of 5% glucose; that's 5 grams of glucose per 100 mL, or 50 g/liter. 50 grams of glucose at about 4 calories/gram = a whopping 200 calories.
I would guess that this won't even kick you out of ketosis. You'll probably burn up the calories right away. But more importantly, the main thing is to have the nutrients necessary to recover & heal properly. While I have I have heard people report that ketosis is fine, I haven't heard anyone recommend severe calorie restriction around surgery!
Good wishes and hope you're soon back on your feet & back on P1!
Last edited by mars735; 07-16-2014 at 08:47 PM.
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Surgery and Ketosis
