I have a question for any of you that have done this before. My doctor wants me on a clear liquid diet the day before the surgery. I assumed that meant ginger ale, water, broth, etc.

The paperwork that the hospital gave me has a diet plan to be used after the surgery, and it says that the clear liquid diet is to include jello and protein shakes. The hospital is the one that the doctor will be using, and I keep forgetting to call the doctors office when I get off work.

So, do any of you know, what exactly is a clear liquid diet? What type of beverages and/or foods did you use during that time?

How long did your doctor keep you on the clear liquid diet after the surgery?

Thanks for all your help

I was able to have broth, tea, water, sugar free jello, Special K protein water (available at walmart), & Isopure (available at GNC) for the first 2 weeks after surgery then was allowed to have protein shakes and cream soups. Try to focus on the protein, very important.

Best of luck to you.

I'm afraid I wasn't very clear when I answered your question. Clear liquids are anything you can see through. My plan had me wait until week 3 to start on protein shakes & cream soups.

mine says clear liquids and nothing that is red or purple for sure!

i am on the pre-op diet and have to be on clear liquids 2 days prior to surgery. Call your doctor with these kinds of questions. Not all doctors have you do the same things. Believe me, they would rather hear from you before you possibly do the wrong thing.

Best of luck

EP

Preop clear liquids generally mean anything you can see through....tea, coffee, jello, water, clear broth. Not protein shakes. You can have grape juice. I'd avoid the protein shakes (including isopure) because they have nutrition and you don't really want that now! (husband's an RN; I just clarified with him)

Don't forget that you can have sugar-free popsicles too!