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Re: fasting before surgery?
From: Ramey (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Aug 31 18:55:50 2008
I too went on a soft-food diet for 5 days before surgery. Smoothies,
mashed potatoes, bananas, etc. Mt bowel prep was EASY, if not pleasant.
Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. But I think that avoiding all
the no-no's, like dairy and meat and processed foods is a great idea.
Helps your body not waste energy on digesting too much complex foods.
Good luck!
At Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Ney wrote:
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>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.
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>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.
>>
>>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.
>>>
>>>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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