While we recover we are to try and get enough water. Is it water only? For how many days? Can we add unsalted homemade clear strained bone broth in those days?

What happens to the gut biome as we recover? Don't they need fiber or probiotics to stay alive (and help us)? Is there a way to avoid total die off of our good bugs? Ex. Adding 1/8 tsp of a fiber powder like inulin to a bit of our water? Or how long can they go hungry and not hurt us physically and psychologically?

I am scheduled for surgery in two weeks. My nutritionist says, clear liquid day of surgery. Next day start liquid diet including strained cream soups, protein shakes, calorie free drinks. When I am ready, I can move to pureed. All of this is with in the first two weeks.

As soon as I could post op I added low volume prObiotic liquid yogurt to my diet. I'm holding off on the probiotics because I'm not sure what would happen when they swell in your new stomach. I believe in replacing healthy bacteria in your guy and do it every day.