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  • After Your Procedure
    • After: Anorectal
    • After: Pilonidal
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    • Home
    • Before Appt or Procedure
      • At Your Doctor’s Appt
      • Before: Colonoscopy
      • Before: Flex Sig
      • Before: Same Day Surgery
      • Before: Non Colon Surgery
      • Before: Colon Resection
    • After Your Procedure
      • After: Anorectal
      • After: Pilonidal
      • After: Abdomen/Colon Surg
      • Sitz Bath - What is it?
      • Ostomy Care
      • LARS
      • Drain Care
      • Wound Vac Guide
    • 💩 and Screening
      • Cancer Screening
      • Poop 💩!!!
    • Pelvic & Women's Health
      • Breastfeeding and Surgery
      • Pelvic Floor Basics
      • Endometriosis
    • Dietary
      • Fiber Recommendations
  • Home
  • Before Appt or Procedure
    • At Your Doctor’s Appt
    • Before: Colonoscopy
    • Before: Flex Sig
    • Before: Same Day Surgery
    • Before: Non Colon Surgery
    • Before: Colon Resection
  • After Your Procedure
    • After: Anorectal
    • After: Pilonidal
    • After: Abdomen/Colon Surg
    • Sitz Bath - What is it?
    • Ostomy Care
    • LARS
    • Drain Care
    • Wound Vac Guide
  • 💩 and Screening
    • Cancer Screening
    • Poop 💩!!!
  • Pelvic & Women's Health
    • Breastfeeding and Surgery
    • Pelvic Floor Basics
    • Endometriosis
  • Dietary
    • Fiber Recommendations

Before Your Same Day Surgery

This is not a substitute for direct care by YOUR doctor. Confirm with your doctor before doing any of the following.


  • Nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgery


  • If you take a beta blocker, you can take that the day of surgery with a sip of water


  • You do not need to do an enema or use laxatives


  • Stop NSAIDS (Motrin, Ibuprofen, Aleve, Aspirin) 7 days before your procedure. If you are on a blood thinner, this is typically stopped 1 to 7 days before surgery. PLEASE DISCUSS THIS WITH YOUR DOCTOR.

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