No pre op diet required

[ursomajor3460 2]

I only had to do Clear Liquids the day prior - also magnesium citrate as a bowel prep.

I will say that I was also cautioned since I had weighed in in October that my weight had to match that or be less day of surgery - I had gained 4 pounds with the holidays and did low carb that week prior to get back to my weight.

I think the bowel prep really helped me not be uncomfortable.

I had surgery 12/31 and have lost 12 pounds as of yesterday.

Good luck and congrats

[Brooke333 26]

I am on day 3 of the liquid pre-op diet and I have to say it sucks! I have no energy and feel like I need to brush my teeth all the time! I was told the diet was to shrink the liver to make surgery easier.... But am not understanding why others don't need to.

[ultrav!olet 6]

One day pre op clear fluids

By midnight no food

Surgery was done on 9 dec

Doing fine

[tinarho 29]

2 days, surgery was 12-31, eating soft foods, down 20 and doing great!

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

If you are concerned about it.. talk to your doctor and see if it would be helpful for you to do it. My preop diet is supposed to be for 1-2 weeks but I started 14 weeks early! I'm doing 12 weeks of a 800 calorie high Protein diet and then two weeks nearly the same diet just with even MORE restriction. three days of clears and then surgery.

Honestly I'm not really sure that this is all necessary from a "liver shrink" perspective.. When I had gallbladder surgery, my surgeon told me that I have very little visceral fat and normal liver and loads of empty space in there... but still, It will be good to have my BMI down below 50 and it's really helping me a lot mentally.. oh and I've dropped 24 pounds so far!

[ebonisekim 1,713]

If you are concerned about it.. talk to your doctor and see if it would be helpful for you to do it. My preop diet is supposed to be for 1-2 weeks but I started 14 weeks early! I'm doing 12 weeks of a 800 calorie high Protein diet and then two weeks nearly the same diet just with even MORE restriction. three days of clears and then surgery.

I talk to my surgeon about it he said it was fine not to have one beside the day before midnight it just made me think about how doctors or so different in what rules they make u follow

[caribme 1]

I was put on a 2 week pre op diet, however I've developed a horrible cold, not the flu (thankful). So I'll only do second week of Protein Shakes and clear liquids. Surgery 1/17/13

[Brooke333 26]

Well I've decided that I am going to continue to get all the liquids and Protein liquids in but I need to have something substantial...I'm going to have at least 4 oz of some sort of lean meat this week then go off that before my all clear liquids the day before surgery

[szingaro222 18]

I went for my final pre op nutrition teaching class and I am supposed to start my pre-op liquid diet tomorrow. They said it is to shrink the liver which makes it easier to get to where he had to get for the surgery and ensuring he won't have to make a larger incision. Also to help my insides be less inflamed. I am going to do it because I want to try and avoid any unnecessary problems. I am just going to miss my morning cup of Was a dark roast coffee most of all. Surgery will be Jan 23rd, Cooper Hospital, Dr. Patel. Any other Patel NJ patients out there????

[jeanettehuitt 5]

I am on day 3 of the liquid pre-op diet and I have to say it sucks! I have no energy and feel like I need to brush my teeth all the time! I was told the diet was to shrink the liver to make surgery easier.... But am not understanding why others don't need to.

Same here! Day 4! And I still have 2 weeks left

[Cassie1/21 22]

I have one week liquid diet that starts on the 14th...2 Protein Shakes a day and a low carb dinner...all liquids the day before and also no bowel prep...Nutritionist said to make sure I drink 2 liters of Water a day also Protein shakes can count towards liquid intake....The liquid diet shrinks your liver but also the extra protein that you are consuming pre-op will help you heal after your surgery....Best of luck to you!!

[Gagirl90 4]

I didnt have a preop diet my surgeon was having to push it through so literally 2 days before my surgery I found out I was scheduled. ..im doing great I wish I had had one I think I would have lost more but ive lost 25pouunds since 12/17/12

[szingaro222 18]

I am finishing up day two of my 2 week liquid diet and it has not been as bad as I thought it would be. I have to have total of five shakes daily and can supplement with any clear liquids. broth has been a . Huge help for me because I get sick of the sweet flavors and need something else so then I get a cup of broth or a whole Chinese container of it....whatever gets me through at that moment. Also I noticed I had a lot of extra liquid yesterday and ended up in bathroom about 6 times while sleeping. Mind you I am a Cpap patient so I had to keep taking it off and on all night long. Worse sleep ever!!! I cut back on liquids big time today....lol....2 days down, 11 more to go!!!!

[MichiganChic 3,262]

I didn't have the six month waiting/supervised dieting that I see some people have. However, I did have a 2 week pre-op full liquid, 1000 calorie diet. My surgeon/hospital are a bariatric center of excellence, so I'm thinking that must be best practice. I was told they do this because it can shrink the liver by 15%, which decreases risk of injury. I did fine with the surgery, and still am....though I'm tired of liquids

[ckatie0709 24]

I didn't have the six month waiting/supervised dieting that I see some people have. However' date=' I did have a 2 week pre-op full liquid, 1000 calorie diet. My surgeon/hospital are a bariatric center of excellence, so I'm thinking that must be best practice. I was told they do this because it can shrink the liver by 15%, which decreases risk of injury. I did fine with the surgery, and still am....though I'm tired of liquids [/quote']

Mine is a bariatric center of excellence as well and i didn't have that. Really each surgeon decides what works best for him/her