So my surgeon said I have only 2 days of full liquids before day of surgery. It seems like folks have more like two weeks. Anyone else heard of that?

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Is the liquid diet to help prepare us for new life change and too prepare our stomachs? So they are empty for surgery?

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The liquid pre-op diet serves many purposes. From what my surgeon had explained to me:

It helps to shrink your liver (the smaller your liver the easier it is to perform a laparoscopic surgery because if the liver is too large it can get in the way.

It helps to empty your stomach.

It helps you to become accustomed to the full liquid diet you will be on for approximately 2 weeks after surgery (depending on your surgeons requirements).

Hope this helps :-)

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January 12 surgery for me. My dr says 1 week liquid preop diet. But sounds like it can vary by person/dr.

It's to shrink your liver so they have more room to work is what I was told.

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mine was only 1 day and my procedure was does in the us inpatient.

I had to do a week of 1 high Protein low carb meal and Protein shakes. This week, it's all liquid Protein. My surgery is Tuesday and my BMI was 35. My doc makes everyone who has a lower BMI do this. Patients with higher BMI's start 4 weeks out.

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My surgery is 1/12 as well but my diet is 2 Protein shakes and 2 small no carb meals, mostly meat and veggies. About 800 calories daily. I start Monday.

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Is the liquid diet to help prepare us for new life change and too prepare our stomachs? So they are empty for surgery?

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The pre-surgery liquid diet is to shrink the liver to give surgeon more room to move around. You'll also lose some weight, or should. I start my pre-surgery diet in a few days.

I only had two days as well because I lost 45 on the supervised diet

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I am 188 and I had to do a 14 day 800 cal diet. kaiser patient.

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• Two weeks of liquids are to shrink the liver. Tough as nails to get through though

My surgeon does 2 days for bypass and one day liquid diet for sleeve. I am also on the lower end of BMI but I think that is for everyone he sees. I was sleeved 12/09 and did 2 days liquid as I went in for bypass but he said I did not have enough room to do bypass so he sleeved me.

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