Surgery Tomorrow- Anyone Not Do the BOWEL PREP or have recipe to make one?

DallasCheer Chick
on 12/8/13 4:52 am - Dallas, TX

RNY on 12/09/13

Eww, that's all I need is to be up all night with the Bubble Guts. Smh

Citizen Kim
on 12/8/13 1:46 am - Castle Rock, CO

I never had to do a bowel prep - just nil by mouth after midnight ...

If I were you, I would call the doctor and leave a message asking him to call you back! I really don't see why this would mean having to cancel your surgery?

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DallasCheer Chick
on 12/8/13 4:54 am - Dallas, TX

RNY on 12/09/13

Me either. I am just going to do the magnesium citrate and do the liquid diet thing today. Thanks

poet_kelly
on 12/8/13 2:00 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I wasn't asked to do a bowel prep. I don't know why some docs recommend doing one since they aren't operating on your colon anyway.

Kelly

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DallasCheer Chick
on 12/8/13 4:57 am - Dallas, TX

RNY on 12/09/13

From what I hear because they will be working near the bowel and if they happen to puncture it they want it as empty as possible as not to have toxins empty out into the stomach. Thanks for the input.

Bibo
on 12/8/13 2:29 am

My doc said that it has to do with post op consipation and they didnt want any straining right away after surgery, plus its less infection risk in the very rare case of having to convert to an open surgery or in case of surgical error..(sneezing) etc.

DallasCheer Chick
on 12/8/13 4:59 am - Dallas, TX

RNY on 12/09/13

That makes sense I suppose. All I know is right now I am starving and hope I won't be hungry like this after surgery. Thanks.

Mary Catherine
on 12/8/13 2:35 am, edited 12/8/13 2:35 am

I have done many bowel preps and magnesium citrate should be just fine. Years ago I had to drink the gallon bottles of bowel prep. Last time I just had to just drink a bottle of magnesium citrate and it was much easier.

DallasCheer Chick
on 12/8/13 5:01 am - Dallas, TX

RNY on 12/09/13

Thank you so much!!

Karen M.
on 12/8/13 2:42 am

RNY on 01/12/09

Hi I had my surgery Friday morning in all this ice storm with Dr. A ... My prescription was called in for the bowel prep but I didn't want to use it so I didnt pick it up . I used magnesium Citrate and it worked GREAT, good luck to you .