So my surgery is in the morning. My Dr.'s office is having me do a bowel prep tonight. ( have to drink a small bottle of magnesium citrate and be on the potty all night long). I'm just wondering if this is the norm for most surgeons? I know this is what is done for lower GI surgeries and Colonoscopies etc., just wondering why they are having me do it for this surgery?

I've seen quite a few folks mentioning it, but I didn't have to do one before my surgery.

i didnt have to do one because i was on liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery....there wasnt anything to clean out :/

I did not. Just another thing that differs by surgeon. Frankly, if you've been on a 2 week liquid diet, you're pretty much empty anyway. I was afraid I'd wet myself on the OR table, so right before I walked into the OR, (yes, NYU hospital makes you walk in - it was horrible) I stopped to pee.

I was on liquids for 2 weeks also. But my doctor made me do it 2 days before and just clear liquids the day before. Good luck, see you on the other side

Yes i just did mine,i also have my surg tomorrow and omg it was gross,good luck tomorrow

I didn't have to do a pre op diet or bowel prep. My instructions were just to eat soft foods the day before surgery.

bottle of magnesium citrate

That is what I had to do... and boy did it BURN!

I did the two weeks of liquids for pre op and then the day before was clear liquids only. No bowel clean out. I don't think that there would of been anything to come out. I was pretty clean after the two weeks.

My surgery is tomorrow too. My pre-op diet has been 2-3 shakes a day and 1 salad. I took my magnesium citrate disgusting drink around 6:00 and so far.........nothing. Just heartburn from the lemon flavor and burning on my tongue from the drink. Ugh......

How are you feeling now????

Nope, no pre-op diet (my doc just said to not gain any weight) or bowel prep the night before. Just NPO after midnight the night before surgery.

That is what I had to do... and boy did it BURN!

Try doing it with only half your colon! Super ouch.

Even with liquids, something will come out.

I had to do it. When I first smelled the stuff, I thought, "not bad... cross between lemonade and red bull". When it hit my lips, I thought, "not good, cross between motor oil and ass". It wasn't as big of a party I had thought though.

I didn't have to do that.

Geez! Why do I get to take TWO 10oz Bottles tommorow!? One a 4 and the other at 6!? Something is not right....But, it was on the little paper (I mean they didn't just make it up..just for me?? Or did they?....I only took 2 little bottles, am and pm for my colonoscapy....Wierd?