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Re: Liquid diet recommended before Laporoscopy?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon May 16 09:44:53 2005
Ditto what Rachel said plus, the day before surgery, and only the day
before surgery, you might want to eat "light" meaning, eat the sorts of
foods that you would eat if you were just recovering from a stomach bug.
Chicken Noodle soup (or any NON-cream soup that you like) with fibre
crackers (like WASA bread, Kavli, etc.) tossed salad, easy on the cream
dressing, and broiled chicken. Eat small frequent meals so you don't
get too hungry and you keep yourself 'nutritioned' with easily digested
foods. This is to help you avoid the nausea that sometimes comes with
anesthesia. Leafy greens, spinach and leaf lettuce particularly, will
help keep your bowels a little looser so you don't get constipated. Many
doctors want you to use an enema the night before with nothing but water
after a certain hour.
This is especially good if you are experiencing anxiety which can have
one of two affects on your bowel... constipation or diarrhea.
Good luck and try to relax and not stress out.
At Sun, 15 May 2005, Rachel wrote:
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>Belinda, I hate to tell you this, but cutting carbs and eating meat are
>the worst things you can do if you battle chronic constipation. Don't
>cut out carbs! Carbs are NOT bad! Cut out sugar, candy, chocolate, etc.,
>but INCREASE whole grains, rice, whole wheat pasta, etc. Fiber is
>essentially a carb, and without those, you won't poop, lol. Keep eating
>the veggies, and EAT FRUIT, high fiber fruit, apples, pears, plums, etc.
>They're not bad for you. In fact, they contain many nutrients that will
>help your endo! What kind of lean meat are you eating? If it's red meat,
>you might want to limit that to once a week or even less often than
>that.
>
>Finally, surgery is very taxing on the system, and you need to be as
>healthy as possible when you go into surgery. Don't do any kind of
>fasting, which is essentially what you're asking to do. It's okay if
>you're not cleaned out before a lap. If the doc wanted you cleaned out,
>he'd tell you to. You're already going to have to eat nothing but
>liquids right after surgery, so don't overtax your system. Eat
>wholesome foods before surgery, limit the junk, and the meat, and save
>your jello and broth for after surgery.
>
>Good luck!
>Rachel
>
>At Sun, 15 May 2005, Belinda wrote:
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>>Hi all. I was wondering if a liquid diet before my lap would be
>>recommended, especially since I have been battling constipation? I have
>>used 7 suppositories, Correctol and finally had to take a heaping dose
>>of M.O.M. before I had any results. This took a total of 3 days. Yes,
>>I have cut out my carbs, eaten more veggies and lean meat (in small
>>helpings). Usually a warm cup of coffee will do the trick, but not this
>>time. My lap is in 3 more days (yippee!!). I have wondered if after
>>this "clean out" if a liquid diet would not be the best option. My dr
>>has not said anything about having to do this, but I do not want to have
>>my lap with full bowels. I know that the recovery can be painful enough
>>without having the discomforts of being constipated. Have any of you
>>had a bowel clean-out and liquid diet before your surgery? And if so,
>>what did you eat? So far the only thing that I have bought is Sugar-free
>>Jello. I do have chicken broth, but the sodium content is so high. Any
>>suggestions? Also, how fast does it take salad to digest? I don't want
>>to starve the next 3 days, but I don't want to battle the constipation
>>either.
>>As always, thanks in advance for the advice.
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