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Re: fasting before surgery?
From: Ney (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Aug 27 21:58:22 2008
My Dr. just made me drink 2 bottles of Citrate of Magnesium that made
me go to the bathroom like a million times and he suggested I ate light.
At Tue, 26 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>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.
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>Soy has protein, and I do like it. Just noticed some tummy problems!
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>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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Ney
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