Pre-op diets will vary from doctor to doctor, and patient to patient for the most part. Some say that the purpose of the pre-op diet is to shrink the liver and decrease the chances of it possibly being nicked during surgery. Others say that it is to get you and head start and practice on controlling your eating habits, and easing you into to how food consumption changes so drastically post op. I have seen many people who only required a few days of post op before surgery.
If it is something that you are concerned or have questions about, just call you doctor and ask him about it. I am sure he would be happy to explain his reasoning for your pre-op diet instructions.
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