Liquid diet... UGHS!

So Monday I have to do my liquid diet. ANY ideas or suggestions? As of right now I have beef and chicken broth... and drinks. Is jello ok? He said rich liquids.. what in the world does that mean you think?

Bowl prep-day is not fun! I asked my nurse if it was ok for a pint of soy ice cream to be eaten and she said yes. I drank water and sprite and finally at night around 8 pm a little bowl of oatmeal. I was starving! Look at your instructions. Mine said small meals if needed. I made sure it was soft when I did eat. Good luck!

Here is a link to the Mayo Clinic's page on clear liquid diets. Some doctors allow meals the day before surgery but it sounds like your doctor is like mine. I was not allowed any solids, only clear liquids and nothing after midnight. Please stick to your doctor's instructions otherwise your surgery may be cancelled or you are putting your life at risk.

thanks. Yeah mine is no meals. Just liquids

Generally jello is OK, some have color restrictions, I did not. Juice was what kept me from being hungry. Sodas and the like are usually OK, again, sometimes color restrictions. Broth was nice as a first course, followed by jello. Be sure to drink enough, think of it as liquid meals. It wasn't that bad.

Thanks grey! I will remember that

I was allowed jello, cranberry juice, broths and any drink that was "see thru" (NO orange juice, milk, etc).

I actually went to the local japanese restaurant and bought 5 containers of that soup/broth that they serve before meals. It had a little bit of sliced scallion onions in it, but i just took them all out. I felt so awful though after my stomach was empty that i was only able to tolerate 2 of the small containers.

I'm doing the liquid diet today- was allowed to eat breakfast- so I ate this morning- actually it was not early morning since I slept in, more like 10am breakfast. I made soup for the family and just had the broth- also made some jello -sitting in the fridge will eat that tonight. See through liquids are ok, I saw someone had a milkshake and I was like oh no! Not ok to have ice cream on a clear liquid diet even if you drink it through a straw. LOL Anyway I am pretty confident that the enema I have to give myself tonight will take care of whatever is left in my lower bowel.

The enemas come in a two pack, wondering if I shoud l just do the other one tomorrow morning before I leave? Hmm... gonna think on that.

I will be doing my liquid diet, Tuesday, Oct. 2nd. No enema, 4 tablespoons Milk of Magnesia. I'm not looking forward to that. I'm starving just thinking about it. Hoping that I got enough supplies????