On preop diet and some postop why is it important to have only clear liquids? Why couldn't u have small amounts of pureed vegatles and small pieces of meat especially preop...just a question guys

It's to shrink your liver and after surgery you won't be able to handle regular food. You will have to do liquid diet for a couple weeks after to get your stomach use to that and then you will slowly progress to puréed stage then to regular food stage

On preop diet and some postop why is it important to have only clear liquids? Why couldn't u have small amounts of pureed vegatles and small pieces of meat especially preop...just a question guys

I had a clear diet 24 hours before surgery. I imagine it could get dangerous cutting your stomach and something still being in there. I also had a clear diet the day I was in the hospital. I was released on full fluids (which did not include meat or veggies).