what to eat the day before bariatric surgery / day before gastric sleeve surgery instructions
Day Before Surgery
Follow your bowel prep instructions exactly. The day before surgery, clear liquids only — water, black decaf coffee or tea with no sugar, broth, bouillon, gelatin, clear popsicles. Nothing by mouth after midnight except medications pre-approved by your surgeon and anesthesiologist. Call us right away if you get sick — a cough, cold, fever, or skin issue — in the days before your surgery.
Preparing Your Bowel Before Surgery
You'll get bowel prep instructions at your pre-operative appointment. Follow each step exactly.
The day before surgery, you can have clear liquids only: black decaffeinated coffee or tea with no added sugar, water, broth, bouillon, gelatin, and clear popsicles. After midnight, nothing by mouth at all, except any medications your surgeon and anesthesiologist have specifically approved. An empty stomach lowers your aspiration risk once surgery starts. Follow the instructions your nurses give you at pretesting.
If You Get Sick Before Surgery
A persistent cough, a cold, a skin breakdown, fever, or any other health change in the days before your surgery — call us right away. We may need to re-evaluate you before surgery goes ahead, since you need to be in the best possible shape to safely receive anesthesia. If your health changes in a way that matters, your surgery date can be rescheduled.