Diet the day before surgery?

[BluAlert 8]

I am scheduled for surgery in the am and I was just looking through my instructions and realized that I was suppose to be on a clear liquid diet today!! What have done!?! I didn't eat a lot today but I still ate! I'm waiting with baited breath for the on call Dr to call me and let me know if my surgery is off. omg!! this is worst than the last 3 months of waiting! I thought today was just no red dye and nothing to eat or drink after midnight! Somebody tell me this is a crazy dream! What were your instructions the day before?

[Heyher 581]

Mine were Clear Liquids day before and nothing to eat or drink 8 hours prior.

I was in the late afternoon, so surgery day sucked.

[The Travel Guru 40]

I did not have a liquid diet day before surgery. I was just told to eat light. I had a turkey sandwich for lunch, and the rest of day I had fruits and yogurt. And then no food or drink after midnight.

[BigFatLoser 331]

Calm yourself!!! Lol.

I truly think you'll be ok. Update us!!!

[The.new.g 48]

I was only NPO after midnight (no food). You will probably be fine. Good luck.

[Iniysa 157]

Unless you surgery is first thing in the morning, you should be fine. Keep us updated!

[JP69 116]

I just ate lightly, had a Chinese chicken salad for dinner, npo after midnight. You should be fine. The food digests out of your stomach by morning.

[bethxxx 304]

I wasn't allowed to eat the day before, what time is your surgery?

[BluAlert 8]

I have to be there at 5am and surgery is scheduled for 730am.

[marismommy 4]

I wish I would have liquid fasted the day before the surgery.. or atleast have an enema before the surgery. I was put on a liquid diet the week before because I had to lose more weight. I did up until the day before the surgery and had a cheeseburger with onions for lunch because I thought it would be my last meal. After the surgery, I was so gassy and so uncomfortable plus, you probably will not have a bowel movement for a while. I know I would have felt better if my bowels were a little cleaner prior to surgery. I just wished I could have one great bowel movement to get all of the back up out. It's not too late. You can always pick up an enema at the pharmacy. I wish I had. I had no pain at all and used no pain killers in the hospital, but it was the most uncomfortable I've been ever.. and that is including after child birth.

[BluAlert 8]

It was no big deal at all! Everything went great! Thanks everyone for calming me down!

[pacificpeach 32]

My Dr told me to go out and have a nice dinner. Just nothing after midnight.