Re: Clear liquid diet?? How long?

[Guest guest]

There are a lot of variables involved in this. I was never on a clear

liquid diet and I was eating soft foods by day (scrambled eggs,

mashed potatoes, pastas etc.) I had upper and lower done and was

loosely banded. Ask your OS what he recommends

Marsha

>

> I recently read that after surgery you can only drink clear liquids

> for a while ~ could someone tell me how long this is for? And does

> this only include water and juice? I am a vegetarian so I doubt I

> will be able to have any of the broth at the hospital ~ is watered

> down tomato soup okay? I was wondering b/c I have to drive down to

> Halifax for this surgery which is about 7 hrs away and I will be in

> the hospital for 3 days. At first I thought I would bring Boost

> with me etc. but not if I will be on a clear diet until I go back

> home.

> Thanks! and thanks to all who answered my pre-op questions, you

> helped me a LOT!=)

>

> PS ~ also, do they GIVE you a syringe or do you have to buy one

> yourself afterwards? Do they give you anything else normally?

[Guest guest]

I was on a clear liquid diet for a 1 1/2 weeks. I had upper and

lower on the 20th of December. He said that it was because of the

anesthesia and that he didn't want milk like drinks because if you

are not extremely diligent in cleaning your mouth the milk can cause

an infection since there are open wounds in the mouth. I think a

lot of this just depends on your surgeon. Boost makes a product

called boost breeze that is similar to regular boost but it is fruit

juice based. Not the best tasting stuff but when you are only

allowed clear liquids you really need to make sure you are getting

enough protein so that you can heal.

> >

> > I recently read that after surgery you can only drink clear

liquids

> > for a while ~ could someone tell me how long this is for? And

does

> > this only include water and juice? I am a vegetarian so I doubt

I

> > will be able to have any of the broth at the hospital ~ is

watered

> > down tomato soup okay? I was wondering b/c I have to drive down

to

> > Halifax for this surgery which is about 7 hrs away and I will be

in

> > the hospital for 3 days. At first I thought I would bring Boost

> > with me etc. but not if I will be on a clear diet until I go

back

> > home.

> > Thanks! and thanks to all who answered my pre-op questions, you

> > helped me a LOT!=)

> >

> > PS ~ also, do they GIVE you a syringe or do you have to buy one

> > yourself afterwards? Do they give you anything else normally?