Okay I just came back from my only nutritional visit and they're telling me I don't have a preop diet!!!! You should've seen the look on my face I was shocked!!!! That being said I'm a little skeptical... I'm already starting to eat well... High-protein vegetables hardly any carbs. Since my last weigh-in I dropped about 7 pounds So I know it's working.

Anyway are there other folks on this forum who had the same experience? NO PREOP DIET?!?!

I only had to do Clear Liquids the day before surgery, so I guess you could say I really didn't have one either.

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I didn't have one and thank god your doctor didn't make you do one either.

It lowers your ability to heal, it lowers your immunity and stresses your overall body.

Good for your doctor and understanding the human body.

I'm in the really big category, and like you my Doc did not prescribe a preop diet, not even to the point of liquids only on the day before, though I was so nervous I ended up only having liquids the last 48 hours prior to surgery. I had surgery on a Friday morning, was out Monday morning (no releases were processed on the weekend) and so far I'm happy with my ability to heal and weight loss...good luck to you!

I didn't have one either. My surgeon palpates the surgical area in your preop appt (under the guise of showing you where your incisions will be--but he is really checking to see how fatty your liver is). If you have a fatty liver, he puts you on Medifast for a couple of weeks prior to surgery. Even though I had a higher BMI, my liver must have been okay (my adipose tissue tends to be evenly distributed and not heavily in the abdominal area)--and I didn't have to do the pre-op diet. Did clear liquids and a bowel prep the day before.

I did not have to do a pre-op diet either. I did however, make many changes a month before surgery. The only requirement was no liquids or foods 10pm the night before my surgery day.

I only have to do liquids the day before. I was skeptical at first too but I am taking this as a blessing. They first two weeks of liquids post-op will be bad enough. I am glad I don't have to do it beforehand.