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Re: solid food following a c-section
From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 20:23:33 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 31 Jul 2001, leeza wrote: >
>I'm scheduled for a c-section next month and I had a question about the
>IV and eating after the surgery.
>When is the IV removed? (i.e. how soon after the c-section is it
>removed?) Will I be able to drink while the IV is still in place after
>surgery? When can I start eating solid foods. (I understand it varies
>by hospital - I just wanted to know what is "standard" practice).
>I just saw a study that showed that eating solid food within 8 hours
>after surgery is best. Are most doc/hospitals following this study - or
>is it too new?

I feed my scheduled c/s that evening (lightly), and pull the IV the next morning.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
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