ok group i need answers i binged on a cheesesteak and 2/4 lbs of fudge 5 days before surgery im on a all slim fast diet with clear the day before can i do all liquids from here on out and be ok im also taking saline laxatives i need advice please ty mike

The preop diet, from my understanding, is a precautionary measure. I have my surgery on tomorrow, and I slipped big time (not yesterday or today though). But, I will be at the hospital bright and early. So, my advice would be to get up, brush yourself off, and get back on track. Not sure why, but some doctors dont require a preop diet. Some who have surgery in Mexico are sent off form their "last meal" the evening before surgery. Best wishes!

ty for responding and good luck tommorow im down to 4 days to go

your ok i slipped on my seventh day out of fourteen i had a big mac had my surgery june 30th good luck

I have never heard of a saline laxative; but you had better be careful. This is no time to get your electrolites out of balance. Everything is absorbed in the intestine. If you are using saline; you could potentially get too much saline and end up with fluid overload. Please at least talk to a pharmacist before using these laxatives; if they contain sodium.

Hang in there Mike! This is exactly the kind of binge that your new "mechanical willpower" will be able to help you fight better. Don't worry about any effects on your pre-op condition. If you get back up tomorrow and get back on the wagon there shouldn't be any lasting effects. If you get the drive again, hang out here on the boards, or in one of the chat communities, to keep yourself distracted.

its so tempting isnt it, to just have that 'last meal' or last binge, but try and stay focused now you are on the pre op diet.

my issue is, because it is so boiling hot, i am eating loads of sugar free ice pops, they only contain 1 caloie and apparantly nothing else, but i still feel like i shouldn't be eating them. but its a toss up between feeling boiling and eating 1 calorie, which in my head, would take 1 calorie to eat it anyway. or am i just thinking like a fat person with that theory and thinking of excuses??