Gatorade

lilliesandvino

@panderp and other smarty panties

Why Gatorade after ER? My uneducated assumption would be that the sodium would increase bloating. I guess it doesn't?

Can someone give me a science lesson?

LooneyLife

My nurse said it would help draw the fluid out of the ovaries and back into your veins where it's needed.  She also told me to eat saltines, again because of the sodium.

lilliesandvino

Fascinating. Thank you for the insight!

CincodeMayoLove

I was wondering as well. I was gonna drink it anyways because I never question the great panda, but why is always fun to know

thecuddleeffect

I'm not panda but:

Basically when you have your ER you are releasing all of your eggs at once. The fluid in your ovaries, which would have normally been absorbed is now in your abdomen. The fluid that is in the blood going to your ovaries also goes into your abdomen. When you drink gatorade the salt and electrolytes are in your stomach and draw the excess fluid out of your abdominal cavity. If you drank plain water this would not help to draw the remaining fluid from your abdomen. This is why they also suggest that you eat salty foods and drink whey protein shakes as they take more fluid to break down. 
HTH

lilliesandvino

thecuddleeffect said:

I'm not panda but:

Basically when you have your ER you are releasing all of your eggs at once. The fluid in your ovaries, which would have normally been absorbed is now in your abdomen. The fluid that is in the blood going to your ovaries also goes into your abdomen. When you drink gatorade the salt and electrolytes are in your stomach and draw the excess fluid out of your abdominal cavity. If you drank plain water this would not help to draw the remaining fluid from your abdomen. This is why they also suggest that you eat salty foods and drink whey protein shakes as they take more fluid to break down. 
HTH

Dude, I asked for other smarties to come in, too. That's you!

And holy crap what a process. You gals are amazing.

CincodeMayoLove

Thanks cuddles! I just stocked up and started drinking some in preparation. Hope it helps

thecuddleeffect

CincodeMayoLove said:

Thanks cuddles! I just stocked up and started drinking some in preparation. Hope it helps

They make a gatorade that has like 8g of protein in it. It tastes kinda gross, but if you can chug it its worth it. You can also drink coconut water if you need a little break from gatorade.  I made my whey protein shakes with chocolate coconut water.

CincodeMayoLove

I loooove coconut water, but its so expensive . So I did mostly Gatorade and one thing of coconut water for a special treat for ER day

ILoveRedVino

They also have a low cal Gatorade. I downed a LOT of it after egg retrieval and really did think it helped.