Dr. Robert Whitfield shares five steps to take before surgery: ensure regular bowel movements, skip new supplements, eat more protein, avoid crash dieting, and get good sleep. These practical moves help your body heal better after the operation.
There are 2 weeks before any surgery when you can generally change how your recovery goes. Here's what to do and what not to do. Do get your bowels moving before the operation. Anesthesia and pain medication slow all of that down, and you do not want to already be backed up. Do not start 6 new supplements the week before. Some of them thin your blood, and your surgeon has no idea you are taking them. Do get your protein up. That is the raw material your body builds and repairs tissues out of. Do not starve yourself down for the before photos. You are asking your body to rebuild tissue with nothing in the tank. And do sleep properly. It's a huge part of the preparation. That's how to prepare in the 2 weeks before surgery.
