Preop clear liquids confusion!!!

[Guest BikiniBeachy]

I thought I was so prepared. Now I'm a little ovwrwhelmed. I'm on my preop liquid clears which include Water, bouillon , juice. But can I have Capri sun? Vitamin Water ? Sugar fee crystal lite? I'm waiting to hear baCk from my surgeon for my specific directions but while I wait can you guys help me with this "anything you can see thru rule?"

What exactly is it they don't want in my

Body? It must not be sugar since I'm allowed juice. Is it dyes, Protein, carbs ???anyone who knows a lot about this stuff ?

[mommie2 0]

Crystal Lite, tea w/ splenda, sugar free Jello, sugar free popsicles, sugar free hard candies (werther's candy) propel Water, Vitamin waters ok. Anything that you can see through. I lived off the popsicles, tea and crystal lite. They are shrinking your liver by doing this.

[jmegirl 2]

stick to it! it sucks, but shrinking the liver is essential for a successful surgery. imagine waking up from the anesthesia and finding out your liver was too fatty and the doctor couldn't do your band. :wink2: that actually happened to a woman on here, so be as strict with the pre-op Clear Liquids as you can! good luck!

[Guest BikiniBeachy]

not a thing in the world would atop me now, I'm just not sure why some sugar is allowed ?

[gentylwind 1]

I was told sugar is definitely NOT allowed. Sugar gets converted to glucose, which gets converted into glycogen and is stored in the liver. The whole point is to deplete the liver of glycogen and fat so that it will shrink.

I was told anything clear, liquid and sugar free plus the protien shakes. Nothing else.