Why can't you drink and eat at the same time?

I am pre-op RNY. I have to do a sleep study before surgery can be scheduled, though. It is scheduled for the 20th of March. Why can't you eat and drink together after the surgery ? How long is the proper time to wait after eating to drink something? Also, did anyone have to take Lovenox injections immediately following surgery? Were they painful?

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