pre op diet??

[ChelseaM 1]

So i'm seeing a lot of posts about a a liquid pre op diet and I'm starting to panic because I don't think my dr. put me on one. I'm only on a liquid diet today as my surgery is tomorrow. My dr. said I should try to lose weight but he didn't put me on any specific diet plan....did I miss something??

[cakegirl 12]

Different surgeons will have different recommendations and preferences, and it will also vary on the patient.

I have seen a few people who have just had to have liquid the day before the surgery. Others have to do Atkins for a few weeks, etc.

It just depends on the surgeon, and as long as you follow your surgeon's advice, you'll be fine.

[ChelseaM 1]

Different surgeons will have different recommendations and preferences, and it will also vary on the patient.

I have seen a few people who have just had to have liquid the day before the surgery. Others have to do Atkins for a few weeks, etc.

It just depends on the surgeon, and as long as you follow your surgeon's advice, you'll be fine.

Thank you! Thats a relief to hear I was very worried I had messed up somehow!

[bellybuster 1]

Chelsea i was thinking the same thing. i am getting banded on Wednesday, and I rememeber when I took his seminar he said that there would be a 1 week liquid diet before surgery to shrink the liver. When I scheduled my surgery 2 weeks ago he told me to eat normally, not to gain weight and do an all liquid diet the day before surgery. Good luck. Let me know how everything went.

[winifred76 1]

So could anyone provide a detailed description of the liquid diet?

What to eat, how much and how often?

Thanks