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I’ve searched high and low for diet guides for pre-op. Surgery is on Thursday, so I’ll have to switch to the clear diet on Monday I guess. My doctor told me to start the pre-op diet 7 days before, but I started a couple days early. Now I feel completely fatigued. I currently don’t meet the BMI for the surgery but qualified due to co-morbidities. Are there any solid foods that I can eat tomorrow to hopefully give me some strength to make the final 3 days?

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I’ve searched high and low for diet guides for pre-op. Surgery is on Thursday, so I’ll have to switch to the clear diet on Monday I guess. My doctor told me to start the pre-op diet 7 days before, but I started a couple days early. Now I feel completely fatigued. I currently don’t meet the BMI for the surgery but qualified due to co-morbidities. Are there any solid foods that I can eat tomorrow to hopefully give me some strength to make the final 3 days?



I wasn’t required to do the clear diet at the time but my doctor wanted me to lose ten pounds and Keto wasn’t working for me so I did the liver reduction diet (shakes, clears and SF Jello and popsicles) The first few days were awfully stressful and had to eat so I roasted chicken breasts and broccoli, no oil or butter. It didn’t take much and I felt better quickly. I drank lots of homemade chicken broth. Hang tight hun, you’re almost there [emoji847]


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I had a low BMI initially 35.4. At my final clearance was approved by insurance since my BMI was above 35 with my comorbitities. My biggest fear that I expressed to my surgeon was when I start the pre-op liquid diet I WILL drop below the 35.

Once you are approved by insurance, you are good to go. Don't worry about it. The pre-op diet is medically necessary to shrink your liver.... so don't worry!

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Oh. As far as food goes on the pre-op diet is Jello, sugar free popsicles and sugar free Waterice! It was the lack of carbs that caused my fatigue

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