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Re: Liquid diet recommended before Laporoscopy?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon May 16 09:46:14 2005
Of course you can always let your doc know of the constipation problems
and ask him if you should do anything specific prior to surgery... it
would be good for him to know that, or at least be reminded of it.
At Sun, 15 May 2005, Belinda wrote:
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>Hey Rachel. When I mentioned cutting back on carbs, I meant the bad
>ones. Right now, I'm mainly eating chicken and veggies and eating my
>good carbs in moderation. I'm watching what I'm eating lately, but it's
>not working very well. I don't know if it just takes time or not. I've
>never had to deal with this before (chronic constipation). I just want
>to avoid getting constipated right before my surgery and didn't know if
>a liquid diet would be my best option right now or not. This will be my
>3rd lap..but I think I'm just a little more nervous about this one than
>my previous ones. You'd think I'd be used to it by now. Thanks for
>writing and giving me suggestions!! Take care...
>
>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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