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Re: fasting before surgery?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Aug 26 11:18:35 2008
Just wanted to pass this on. I noticed my stomach was bothered by soy.
It didn't used to be. I've read about one of the ingredients in Silk
soy. It's called carageenan. Now, it doesn't bother many people, but
if it bothers you, just be aware some other brands don't have it.
Soy has protein, and I do like it. Just noticed some tummy problems!
At Tue, 26 Aug 2008, heavenlygarcia wrote:
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>Last time I had a lap I stopped eating very solid foods for 2 days
>before the surgery. I made fruit smoothies with silken tofu, made vegan
>chocolate pudding, had applesauce, Protien water, Soy milk, ect. I was
>not hungry and ate about every 3 hours. I didn't feel weak the day of
>surgery and the bowel prep went fine, it was all easy to pass, all just
>like water. I still went like 15 times but, like I said it was easy to
>pass. I would do it again this way next time. I don't think just juice
>is a good idea either. Just eat soft foods, Mashed potatoes would be
>good too. They are always good.
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>At Mon, 25 Aug 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>I think that going into surgery malnourished, weak and hungry is an
>>extremely bad idea. I understand your desire to have your bowel prep go
>>smoothly, but juice just doesn't provide your body with the energy or
>>nutrients to prevent it from using it's own resources (muscle tissue)
>>for calories. Several days before surgery, I stopped eating meat and
>>instead ate lean sources of protein, complex carbs and lots of fruit and
>>vegetables. I felt strong going into surgery, and had a great outcome.
>>I had a hysterectomy in addition to my excision surgery, and had no
>>trouble returning to my normal bowel routine. Good luck and best wishes
>>for your surgery!
>>
>>At Mon, 25 Aug 2008, vintagemonkey wrote:
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>>>At Sat, 23 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>>>Hi there.
>>>>
>>>>I am scheduled for endo surgery this week. On the advice of a
>>>>nutritionist and a surgical RN friend of mine, I am currently on a raw
>>>>food diet, and am planning on juice fasting 2 days prior to surgery to
>>>>help cleanse my system and make my bowel prep easier. Has anyone else
>>>>done this? Did it help?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Hi- I just had my lap for endo this past thursday 8/21 and two days
>>>prior to the fasting I tried to put myself on a liquid bland diet. I
>>>don't know if this helped with the bowel cleaning but it was still
>>>difficult to do!
>>>today is day 4 and I finally felt well enough to eat solid food. I
>>>regret not eating prior to the bowel cleanse because boy was I hungry
>>>the past few days! Good luck :)
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