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yeah, usually the hospital will tell you when you should stop eating, its usually 6-8hrs before the time of admission.....im getting surgery tomorrow and ive gotta be at the hospital at 2pm, and ive been told to eat nothing after 8am. but it usually depens on the type of surgery aswell
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∙ 11y agoNo. Normally a minimum of 5 hours since you last ate/drank is necessary for surgery. (However different types of surgery carry different guidelines). So if you're having surgery at 9am, it's worth waking up at 4am to have huge glass of water otherwise you'll end up really thirsty by the time you're allowed to drink again.
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∙ 15y agoNot a good idea. Tell your anesthesiologist for sure!
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∙ 12y agoNo you cannot. The best thing to do is NOT to drink alcohol. The anesthesia will not have the same effect.
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Can you eat before stye eye surgery?
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What happens when you need emergency surgery but have had something to eat or drink?
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Patients should not eat or drink anything for the eight hours before the scheduled time of surgery.
Can you drink black coffee before surgery?
no
What should a patiend do before surgery?
don't eat or drink much (want to prevent throwing up during surgery) get a lot of rest and just relax nothing to worry about!
What to eat before surgery?
Nothing
What is permitted during fasting for anesthesia?
As a general rule, you should not eat or drink anything after midnight before your surgery. Under some circumstances, you may be given permission by your anesthesiologist to drink clear liquids up to a few hours before your anesthesia.Source: http://lifelinetomodernmedicine.com/faqs.aspx#eat
Is it ok to take caffeine before a surgery?
I'm not 100% sure but I'm pretty sure u shouldn't eat at all before surgery and you can only drink small amounts of waterthat's what i had but i was in there for appendicitis so i don't know if that was a special case
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As a general rule, you should not eat or drink anything after midnight before your surgery. Under some circumstances, you may be given permission by your anesthesiologist to drink clear liquids up to a few hours before your anesthesia.Source: http://lifelinetomodernmedicine.com/faqs.aspx
What can you eat before laproscopic surgery?
The doctor tells you that you are not allow to eat or drink 24 hr before surgery. But lets say its a 12pm tomorrow sugery, you atop eating at 10 or 10 30 pm and you will be good. Just don't eat anything, they say it can mess with your anistetic *sorry with spelling* I have had a Lap, and other surgeries so I am fmiluar with what they say to you. If you wake up and feel you need to drink or eat something have it be nothing at all to not rick it, or 7 am 1 square of toast and a dixie of water, sometimes they let it slide if its a very little amout, and is hours before surgery. I
How many hours should you eat prior to general anesthesia?
As a general rule, you should not eat or drink anything after midnight before your surgery. Under some circumstances, you may be given permission by your anesthesiologist to drink clear liquids up to a few hours before your anesthesia.Source: http://lifelinetomodernmedicine.com/faqs.aspx
What precautions should be used before a cervical conization?
As with any operation that is performed under general anesthesia, the patient must not eat or drink anything for six to eight hours before surgery.
