What is a Liquid Diet

What, when, How, And Why? What is the Liquid Diet? When is it done? How is it done? How do you do it? Why is the liquid diet important? I am told I have to go on it 3 days before my surgury

Either you do clear liquids or solid liquids. Clear you can see through - jellow, apple juice, broth, propel drinks, etc. Regular is protein drinks, non lumpy soups, etc. I have to be on clear liquids 2 days before surgery. If you are diabetic, watch your sugar levels. They can get pretty low. The reason is to slow down your digestion system and to give your liver a rest. It is very vulnerable during surgery. Plus it will be easier to do your bowel prep on a liquid diet. You're flushing out the system. Barb in CA

I am currently on my last day of my liquid diet, because my surgery is tomorrow. I had to do 5 days. My liquid diet consisted of apple, grape or cranberry juice. Sugar-free popsicles, Jell-0, or tea, plus decaf coffee. Broths such as chicken, beef or vegtable. Plus I could have crystal light, gatorade, sugar-free Kool-aid, and I could have my protein drinks for the first 3 days. I can't have my protein drinks for the last two days of my liquid diet, because that is when I am doing my bowel prep. I hope that helps! Stacy

Only three days? That's a piece of luck. In my program, it's a week. I have heard of some that are 2 weeks, but most are just the day or two before surgery. My surgeon's reason is to shrink the liver and get it out of the way of the stomach. Makes the surgery easier to do.

My doctor put me on kind of an Akins diet for two weeks to shrink my liver and on clear liquids for only one day before. Penny