Liver Shrinkage/ Pre Op Diet

[CTMommy22 1]

So im not to clear on this pre op diet. Ive read different things on here. I guess i have some questions

Is the pre op diet required before all surgery?

Is the point to shrink the liver or jump start weight loss, and why is liver shrinkage nesscary before surgery?

[CheckYes 46]

It depends on the surgeon. I had no pre op diet.

[NewStart95987 35]

They want to shrink the liver to have more room to move around. I had a co-worker who did NOT follow her diet for her gastric and the liver was huge. The surgeon had to have a nurse hold back the liver while the procedure was done. It's for their safety and yours, they don't want to nic your liver.

For me, my surgeon had me do a high Protein diet and lose 20 lbs. Because of that, I am continuing this until surgery and will not have a liquid diet. Other surgeons require the liquid diet to shrink the liver that way, rapidly without the high protein diet which can take longer. Different surgeons mean different requirements.

[NJGirl32 43]

The material I was given from the doctor's office said the pre-p diet was to help shrink the liver. If you were under a BMI of 40 you only needed to do the diet 1 week prior to surgery and the higher your BMI the longer you needed to be on it.

I was really grateful to be on the 1 week liquid diet...don't get me wrong it was difficuly but it really prepared me for the post-op diet. It also let me know that Protein does fill me up.

The entire day of the surgery I had nothing to drink or eat-mythroat was really so sore I had trouble talking loudly. But the next day I could have Jello, Soup, tea....but I couldn't handle much,

[J Smith 0]

Hi I do think you need to read alot more to know what you are doing to yourself . Don't take other peoples word please do your own homework.Trying not to be mean you just need to know .

[honk 780]

I highly recommend watching a real surgery on YouTube. Not gross at all because the way the surgery is done the is no blood. You see how they flip the liver out of the way; which when it is fatty is a lot more difficult. I was not on a 2 week liquid diet because I hade already lost 50 pounds on an extended presurgery diet. Start a diet now. The more you lose now the lower your eventual goal weight.

[mariak 0]

Hello Everyone,

I am new here. I am having surgery on Thursday (this week). I got my insurance approval last Monday and they asked me to start an all liquid diet on Tuesday.

I have followed it mostly but I admit I've cheated here and there with some toast. I know it was wrong but I was sooo hungry. Is this going to be a huge problem? My BMI is less than 40.