Did You Have To Do A Bowel Prep The Night Before Lap Band Surgery?

[oliversmomma 10]

So my surgery is in the morning. My Dr.'s office is having me do a bowel prep tonight. ( have to drink a small bottle of magnesium citrate and be on the potty all night long). I'm just wondering if this is the norm for most surgeons? I know this is what is done for lower GI surgeries and Colonoscopies etc., just wondering why they are having me do it for this surgery?

[motivatedlap 8]

I've seen quite a few folks mentioning it, but I didn't have to do one before my surgery.

[jamesmom 3]

i didnt have to do one because i was on liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery....there wasnt anything to clean out :/

[LB4Me 35]

I did not. Just another thing that differs by surgeon. Frankly, if you've been on a 2 week liquid diet, you're pretty much empty anyway. I was afraid I'd wet myself on the OR table, so right before I walked into the OR, (yes, NYU hospital makes you walk in - it was horrible) I stopped to pee.

[cdwalters65 0]

I was on liquids for 2 weeks also. But my doctor made me do it 2 days before and just Clear Liquids the day before. Good luck, see you on the other side

[acenangel11 3]

Yes i just did mine,i also have my surg tomorrow and omg it was gross,good luck tomorrow

[CheckYes 46]

I didn't have to do a pre op diet or bowel prep. My instructions were just to eat soft foods the day before surgery.

[m1aman 944]

bottle of magnesium citrate

That is what I had to do... and boy did it BURN!

[enjoylifediana 8]

I did the two weeks of liquids for pre op and then the day before was clear liquids only. No bowel clean out. I don't think that there would of been anything to come out. I was pretty clean after the two weeks.

[MamaMaryTheBandIt 2]

My surgery is tomorrow too. My pre-op diet has been 2-3 shakes a day and 1 salad. I took my magnesium citrate disgusting drink around 6:00 and so far.........nothing. Just heartburn from the lemon flavor and burning on my tongue from the drink. Ugh......

How are you feeling now????

[Mom23boys 3]

Nope, no pre-op diet (my doc just said to not gain any weight) or bowel prep the night before. Just NPO after midnight the night before surgery.

[Jachut 487]

That is what I had to do... and boy did it BURN!

Try doing it with only half your colon! Super ouch.

[cdwalters65 0]

Even with liquids, something will come out.

[Lanie M 7]

I had to do it. When I first smelled the stuff, I thought, "not bad... cross between lemonade and red bull". When it hit my lips, I thought, "not good, cross between motor oil and ass". It wasn't as big of a party I had thought though.

[Aria3 4]

I didn't have to do that.