Ep:101 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE ANY SURGERY - by Robert Cywes

[@wl5609]

No "regular" surgeon would ever tell you this because 99% have no idea how dietary choice affects the outcome of surgery or disease.

[@gaynorbishop9749]

To be fair, they're Not taught this information. It's those who've taken an interest in this science which has been brought to the fore in these past years who know better and preach it (whilst many in the medical profession dig their heels in profusely against it) Fortunately.. slowly many are changing ♡

[@maliabecker5846]

Your comment about diabetes and breast cancer hit home. I was diagnosed in January of 2018 with early stage breast cancer, and I realize now that I had to be at least strongly prediabetic if not fully diabetic at the time it showed up. Not ONE person involved in my medical care ever mentioned metabolic health and cancer-- I had to learn it all on my own and turn my own health around. I proudly showed my blood work to my oncologist with my fasting insulin of 3 and my rock-bottom inflammatory markers and all she could focus on was my somewhat elevated LDL. If it weren't for you and doctors like you on KZbin I have no idea where I would be. Thank you, Dr. Cywes.

[@wl5609]

Malia, congratulations to you for having the courage to delve deeper into your health and for taking responibility. The world needs many more people like you! A long and healthy life to you...♥️

[@maliabecker5846]

@@wl5609 Thank you so much!

[@t.c.s.7724]

Congrats on your blood work. Fantastic way to combat cancer.

[@cfoltz1950]

I love to hear a surgeon speak truth to patients!! Being a retired RN that worked on many post-op units... you are a breath of fresh air!! Thank you for going outside the box 📦 😉

[@gaynorbishop9749]

He really is a breath of fresh air (I'm a practicing RN who preaches LCHF like crazy)

[@4GregF]

It truly boggles the mind that a fatty liver can be completely cured with only a couple days of zero carbs. This was another of your videos with great information in it.

[@ellek7233]

I really just don't believe this. As much as I love him, I don't believe this. I had a fibroscan a few weeks ago and I still have fatty liver after a year on keto/carnivore.

[@TheFilipFonky]

@@ellek7233 Fast, my dude. Fast on normal water.

[@ellek7233]

@@TheFilipFonky I did a lot of fasting over that year, intermittent and some fasting up to 80 hours. Water only.

[@monicaambs]

@@ellek7233 In order to change that it is highly likely would need to do extended fasts for the body to use up stored fat in your liver. If your consuming more fat than you use each day more will be stored. The amount of fat matters. Extended fasts do force the body to use fat from everywhere and usually the first place it takes fat from is the liver.

[@ellek7233]

@@monicaambs my GI doctor said that it can take a very very long time to go away. He said the most important thing was that I don't have any scarring, and that I have already done the very best thing I could do for myself which was to lose 50 lb and no longer be overweight. He said my not eating carbohydrate was perfect and that I could even try vitamin e if I wanted to, though it demonstrated no benefit for the insulin resistant he said it wouldn't hurt me.

[@amommyof2637]

Ok...i just watched this video and shouted to myself "I LOVE THIS GUY!!!"😀😀

[@rmatakovich]

I think you must be the finest Physician known to human kind. All that, a gorgeous man, with the most beautiful family ever! And guess what?!! Yours ever so truly has an appointment with the worlds finest!!! I can’t express how thrilled to pieces that I am!

[@aandrus2169]

My bariatric surgeon required two weeks of special dieting before surgery specifically to reduce fatty liver. So what this video says is exactly what I was told.

[@myriamguns2162]

@ A Andrus You were a lucky man /woman.

[@Sabastianspreadworth]

What numpty gave this a thumbs down? Fantastic advice, thank you Dr Cywes.

[@robertcywes2966]

Hey!!!! Don't abuse my trolls😁

[@gaynorbishop9749]

Excellent video, exceptional content ~ will you get this out to ALL the medical fraternity too dr Rob Cywes ... ;)

[@2fixmj563]

I really wish one of my surgeons had shared this with me before my surgery for breast cancer. Maybe I wouldn't have had a recurrence and maybe I would have avoided necrosis. But then again, I was so enamored with sugar that maybe they did say something and I only heard what I wanted to hear. The good news is that they didn't use the glucose in my IV. I was in ketosis for the last surgery & could take off my wedding rings. Why? Because I wasn't inflamed! Success!

[@larrypjonesjr2224]

Great information, wish we could reach more people. It breaks my heart to see people poisoning themselves so ignorantly, they were taught wrongly on how to eat, & here we; as a society, are. Mind boggling, & very sad

[@lynnm1905]

You can lead the horse to water but you can't make it drink. Some of those people you see don't want to change. My husband is one of them.

[@doreenbridges4262]

This is very timely as I am watching this while sitting awaiting day surgery. I have been Keto for 3 years and my general health is so much better than it was.

[@uaebifvideo5472]

Be well !!🌹🙏

[@adorableadornments1101]

I honestly think the hospital caused the death of a friend of mine who had diabetes by giving her IV glucose, and then gave her insulin, over and over again. She was fighting some kind of infection and the sugar just made things worse. It was sad. This was 5 or 6 years ago, but so unnecessary.

[@7173mach1]

This is the most important video I have seen in a long time. I have been coaching a buddy this summer to prepare for major back surgery next week. He and I have both been doing OMAD. I am dong carnivore, he just switch to it from the stupid starvation diet the doctor put him on. He is doing fantastic now. We are both down about 40lbs. I think he is MUCH better prepared metabolically for the high risk surgery than he was in July. I suggested he call you for a review after watching this vid. Thank you Dr Cywes. You are saving lives and making the world a better place, probably way more than you know. Follow up: my buddy got thru his 8 hour surgery with flying colors! I strongly believe he did so well because he improved his metabolic health and gave his surgeons more to work with. I also believe he will heal better and experience the maximum benefit of the repairs to his spine.

[@JamesMostowski]

This is the absolute truth. I went low carb 2 years prior to having a triple bypass and had the fastest recovery that my Doctors ever saw. I am a Type 1 diabetic, but having been LC for those two years lowered my insulin resistance to a point that my A1c before surgery was 5.0

[@Harrycowlton]

Ok, have watched this! Brilliant as usual! One issue to note, the face book algorithm removes any reference to anything to mitigate covid! Ref Dr Sara Myhill stuff. This cleverly mentions a way to mitigate it as it is now very apparent insulin resistance hinders vid D production and activation and therefore hinders immune control leading to cytokine storms! Just so clever from the carb doc!

[@adamromano89]

I love this doctor. He's great

[@TXhomemaker]

I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago. I discovered keto January 2018 and was just finishing my cancer treatment. I also found out I was pre-diabetic and had been treated for high blood pressure for several years and started searching for help, as I didn't want to take more medications. I immediately started keto February 2018 and was able to quit my blood pressure medication and no longer pre-diabetic. I lost 40 lbs! I felt so much better and have said since then that I was absolutely sure I would never have cancer again. I went to have my regular mammogram a couple of days ago and they found a new suspicious spot in my other breast. I am shocked. I will have a needle biopsy in a couple of days. If I have cancer again, I will have both of my breasts removed this time. I always eat keto/carnivore, but I will do the 48 hour fast before the surgery this time.

[@carolhaslam9454]

Fellow breast cancer survivor here 🤗 for your journey and good luck with the biopsy. That happened to me the first year review. Turned out to be inflammation from the radiation. 🙏

[@Sourdoughgirl]

I've been on a low carb diet for a few years. Never measured ketones but I assumed with so little carbs in my diet I would be pretty safe. Just a bit over a month ago, I got diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, a large lump was found and extremely fast lymph nodes metastasis. I'm devastated. Currently waiting for surgery. Not sure ketosis will be helpful in my case.

[@leslieclaire]

I was told to drink Ensure/sugary electrolyte type drinks three days before surgery. It was a very serious surgery so I did as I was told, even though it did not set well with me. Pump my body full of sugar? Crazy! I had been Keto for two months prior to surgery. My surgery and recovery were excellent but it bothers me that sugar before and after surgery (in hospital) was a priority. I’m now fully recovered and am back on Keto. If there’s a next time I’ll be more confident.

[@uaebifvideo5472]

Even if you tell them that you are in Keto diet, they'll still inject you with that IV Glocose.

[@carlmeany8072]

I'm totally on board with all you said, but my big question is what can we do about that crap they call food in the hospital?

[@skrefurbishedinteriors]

Best to meal prep before going in and someone brings in the food for you. Or you can make a special request to not have carbs in your meals. It's tricky I guess and sad that the hospitals don't know the basics really..

[@robertcywes2966]

Bring ur own...or plan a fast

[@beaubolinger1521]

@@robertcywes2966 Beautiful answer Dr Cywes

[@SierraNovemberKilo]

I think you may be taking "coals to Newcastle" as those of us who have stumbled across you have already come to recognise we have/had a problem. Nevertheless, you make your message clear.

[@davidhoy7605]

I have ankle surgery in less than two weeks, and I'm on day 36 of a 40-day water fast. I did this to be as healthy and lean as possible going into this surgery, and your video just reinforces what I believed, independently, to be a good course of action. I also came to realize that I'm a carb addict, before I even saw any of your videos, and you're reinforced that for me too. Thank you! And, last but by no means least, we have four key things in common - we're both from Cape Town, we both now live in the Palm Beach area, we both love biltong, and we both love the Springboks ;-)

[@robynf.617]

I know this vid is 4-5 months old but ... in 2016 I had back surgery. When I realized they were giving me a sugar solution IV while waiting for the surgical suite, I pitched a fit and explained that I don’t consume sugar or foods that convert to sugar. I’d been keto for nearly a year at that point. They stopped the sugar while I was awake. But I’m sure they restarted it as soon as I passed out.

[@mariabentel2076]

Thank you so much! I am having cataract surgery 11/5 will be going strict keto as of today! Thanks!

[@uaebifvideo5472]

Best wishes to you!!🌹🌹🙏🙏

[@mclifer]

Shared with a friend going in for prostate surgery. Hope he does it .

[@btall3833]

Please have him read “The Great Prostate Hoax” by Richard J. Alvin & Ronald Piana. A must read for all men. I wish my dad had known his choices before he had prostate surgery that ruined his life

[@mclifer]

@@btall3833 They told him it is cancerous and he is sold on having it removed. The strange thing is he is aware of keto and was on Atkins diet in the '70's but now 100 lbs. over weight and eating candy he won't listen to anyone but the doctors. He said he is tired of getting up at night to take a leak. Not a good thing. Thankyou for the book referral.

[@btall3833]

Yeah, it’s a tough one. I’m not sure what I’ll do when the time comes, but I like knowing I have more options than just going with what a doctor recommends who is going to gain financially by performing a surgery. If you read the book, the hypothetical couple in the intro are basically my folks. The side effects of the surgery that the book talks about, that he wasn’t warned about, took the life out of him. I’d rather have had him die of cancer then watch this once vibrant, joyful man spend the last 5 years of his life crushed, depressed and spiritless. Once again, I highly recommend that every man read this book just to know what’s really going on. Best wishes and prayers for your friend, I really, really hope he has a better experience than the thousands of men who may have been given a surgery that caused more harm than good.

[@AndreaIhara]

I had a surgery recently and got a hematoma which they believed was because of fluctuations in my heart rate - which was likely due to electrolytes. I’ve been keto for 2 years and now carnivore for 6 months.

[@margolucas3793]

Two weeks ago I ended up in ER for the first time in my 65 years. Surgeon went in thinking gallbladder, but an adhesion ( from 2005 hysterectomy?) had my intestines in such a strain that no blood was reaching my appendix. I am now minus gallbladder, appendix, & the adhesion. My question is: HOW/WHAT SHOULD I EAT AFTER SURGERY TO PROMOTE MAXIMUM HEALING?

[@robertcywes2966]

Proper human keto diet

[@lafranglaise3399]

KETO & OVER-ACTIVE ADRENAL GLANDS Greetings from France ! Thank you once again for a very instruction & facinating video. I have been on keto for 7 months now & it has improved my quality of life. I suffer from chronic depression, anxiety & over-active adreanal glands although I have already gained energy I haven't had for 35-40 yrs (I'm 55) I still have my "on the couch" days. Could you please do a video on how to manager adrenal problems. Merci beaucoup !

[@robertcywes2966]

A venir

[@nutritionconference9077]

Unfortunately the hardest place to be nutritionally is in the hospital. From the minute you are coming out of anesthesia, you are offered high carb foods - jello, juice, more juice, pancakes - it is hideous. Recently, I had emergency abdominal surgery. My appetite was nonexistent. I wanted high protein since that’s the building blocks of cellular repair. They had nothing to offer me. The liquid diet consisted of unsalted broth that sported 8 grams of carbs in an 8 oz serving. You’re guaranteed no sodium but high sugar. I asked for collagen to be added to the broth. They didn’t have any. We can do as much as we can before entering the hospital, but once we are there, we are at the mercy to an institute who consistently ignores nutrition and the very really threat of carb addiction.

[@darrenthompson6115]

Listening to you and questioning your opinions, thankfully reinforces my own formed opinions... thanks...👍👍👍

[@adorableadornments1101]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

[@michellesanders1530]

I wish i had known this when i had my cytoreduction surgery in 2007

[@tesla0light2012]

Sounds good from the physical point and 'must have'. I would add one equally needs to attend to their mind as a prep. Mind and body are one.

[@kayeszymanski6945]

Thank you Dr. Cywes! I might be having elective ankle surgery. Been keto and IF for 2.5 years. 🙌

[@jerribresnahan8158]

Thank you for this!

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Good explanation Dr. Cywes👍

[@amommyof2637]

From someone with both a neurologic AND skin autoimmune diseases, i am also deeply interested.

[@kittellico]

Wow, again thank you for making these videos. This one in particular as I’ve just had my surgery scheduled for October 30 (gallbladder removal) and knowing that my carnivore diet and IF will actually do me good in relation to the surgery and healing is a wonderful relief!

[@ellek7233]

Don't forget to fast for at least 48 hours before so that your liver will shrink as much as possible since they're going to be right there at your liver! good luck and please come back and update so the notifications will let me know. I hope you do well!

[@kittellico]

@@ellek7233 thank you! I had my surgery 2 days ago and I’m doing pretty well! I only fast from the evening beforehand (about 16 hours total) but was eating a full breakfast by the next morning. Went home very next day and I’ve already had my first steak back at home 😂 can’t keep a carnivore gal down. Everything seems to be going smoothly 🥳

[@kimmcnichols9650]

Amazing video ! I am sharing

[@shelliebluewillowhairgroup5243]

Wow!!!!!! This is amazing information!!! THANK YOU !!!

[@TheFilipFonky]

Yes! I'm glad you mentioned fasting. Have you made a video where you talk about it in detail? I'd love to hear more about it from a professional such as yourself

[@ellek7233]

He does have a couple of videos on intermittent fasting.

[@TheFilipFonky]

@@ellek7233 Yeah but I'd be more interested in hearing about prolonged fasting. I've never done intermittent, but I have done long fasts (7 days, many 72s, 48s for a while) and they're great, but I'd like to hear more from him and have him spread the word.

[@ellek7233]

@@TheFilipFonky no, he has not addressed extended fasting that I know of. Maybe he doesn't support it. 48 hours may be still considered intermittent.

[@robertcywes2966]

Its there

[@gaynorbishop9749]

And you can also hear lots about Intermittent Fasting (in great detail) from dr Jason Fung a nephrologist, author of 3 books.

[@papillonbleu721]

If we are having surgery and we've been following keto and intermittent fasting for a long time, could we tell the medical staff we do not want D5 or any other sugar-containing IV?

[@robertcywes2966]

Yes

[@myriamguns2162]

Great potentially life saving video. Thank you doc!!

[@beau5296]

You're the best!

[@valentineyau1746]

Fantastic advice as always Doc.

[@polentusmax6100]

im full of gallstones, at some point (when this pandemic ends) i will have to go to medic to remove it.thanks for the video, im keto diet for 12 days.

[@CarbageMan]

You may find, if you fast, particularly over a day, that you'll have trouble with those stones. I only had sludge, but I found out when I fasted (though it wasn't the first time, by far.) It took me two or three months, but I passed the sludge by remaining high-healthy-fat.

[@polentusmax6100]

@@CarbageMan thanks, i notice that, i tried one meal a day, since i have a compromised gallbladder, it was not going to work, my poop was paler than usual and i could no handle all that. Im doing 2 meals a day, half the food in the morning and half at 12:00. Maybe even 3 close. Eating a lot of salad and cabbage too. Im just strugling to put more fat into a meal. I eat 4 fried (with porks lard) eggs in the morning, with salad. 12:00 i eat fried meat with salad, and a pesto (avocato with garlic oil and peanut all crushed).

[@CarbageMan]

@@polentusmax6100 Sounds good to me. You might want to try purified bile salts in the morning before you eat. Dr Berg recently had a video recommending them. I hadn't tried that on an empty stomach. If you do have stones, though, it could be tough passing them. I heard sometimes they crush them with sound waves, and then the patient passes the sludge. Maybe that's kidney stones. You're welcome, and best of luck!

[@polentusmax6100]

@@CarbageMan yeah, i think bile salts before a meal increase the bile, if you do them while fasting they cant dissolve stones. but im full of it, so its dangerous. i will stay with more than one meal a day until i can talk to a medic. i live in a rural area of a 2k people city, so im not going to take medicine alone without talking to a doctor. thanks for the small talk.

[@CarbageMan]

@@polentusmax6100 You might want to check out the Dr Berg video. It would have been in the last week or two.

[@denisehite6953]

Interesting. Thanks for the information!!

[@barbaracoyle72]

Thank you

[@TyronPiteau]

Such a good video. Thanks 🙏

[@isabellelee2658]

I wonder, can you refuse the glucose drip and the gatorade? Or will they refuse to operate?

[@robertcywes2966]

Tell them ur keto.

[@sar4x474]

And my general surgeon conducting my colonoscopy two weeks ago had me drink four liters of gator aid within 24 hours of my surgery. Sigh. I suppose that is why they call it “practicing” medicine.

[@robertcywes2966]

To prevent hypoglycemia

[@nicoladames3578]

I cannot thank you enough for this. Would like to connect. Will see if you are on Twitter.

[@myrnacohen3861]

Thanks so much for this. I totally agree with you about why the heck do they give you dextrose in your IV. Especially when you’re eating. The food is usually carb loaded too. Can you specifically ask for saline drip only?

[@robertcywes2966]

Yes

[@renatevoreland450]

Sad, but they pushed me to eat at the hospital, and the food was full of carbs. After surgery I wasn't allowed out of bed until I had eaten.

[@ellek7233]

Next time you can say bring me some protein, meat and eggs, and I will gladly eat.

[@fusion7healing]

Thanks doc I’m having a total hysterectomy oct 26th 😔 can I ask surgeon to not put dextrose in the drip, is it safe to omit it ? Appreciate you 🙏

[@AndreaIhara]

Had a surgery recently. The one you’ll need to speak to is your anesthesiologist. I was told that glucose (or carbs) were not routinely put in the drip she uses.

[@robertcywes2966]

Yes

[@urtyp6596]

Gold! Here in germany glucose containing iv drips are given by default during during surgery. How do I prevent it from happening?

[@robertcywes2966]

Ask them not o use dextrose

[@1romancatholic]

I had no idea they put sugar into your iv

[@metal7core]

this is a really good video, just commenting cause that.

[@drtanmoy]

One of the recommendations of ERAS(Early Recovery After Surgery) protocol is carb loading before surgery, which has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity after surgery. Being a low carb advocate, i cannot understand the logic behind this, despite the guidelines. What's your take on this?

[@robertcywes2966]

Agree completely. But fat adapting takes 3 to 4 months

[@Angel-rv1mt]

So interesting...

[@greggray3741]

Consults? Are you able to order test, etc while doing consultations?

[@robertcywes2966]

Of course

[@marykayososki8982]

Inspirational! Thanks

[@kellysnavely7903]

Would you recommend this protocol before varicose vein ablation?

[@ellek7233]

He said any and every surgery no matter how large or small. I will say that I was doing keto carnivore when I had radio frequency ablation, and I did heal very well and very quickly with very little bruising and staining that they told me to look out for.

[@roxolanathor48]

I am going for mine in 2 weeks!

[@kellysnavely7903]

Elle H I am really nervous about this procedure. I am scared at the thought of a blood clot. Could you help ease my mind?

[@kellysnavely7903]

Roxolana Thor Me too!!!

[@ellek7233]

@@kellysnavely7903 please just remember that this kind of side effect is extremely rare. I didn't even have much soreness afterward. Please remember to follow your postoperative instructions to the letter. Mine were to where the bandages until the next morning, then I could shower. Then start wearing thigh-high 30 mmHg high quality compression stockings. Wear them all day long but don't sleep in them. I purchased three pairs, because they do not feel as tight if you wear them a second time, so I wash them after one wearing. I continue to wear them even after the nine days because they felt so good! I only stopped wearing them because Summer came and they are very hot, but when it starts to cool off again I will probably start wearing them every day under my pants because they just feel so good! You're going to do fine! ♥️ I go for my follow-up ultrasound the first week in November.

[@kenzaaznek1608]

Plz i have question Can we fix sibo condition ? Bc even with carnivore , berberine hcl and essentiel oils the sibo can return after cure of 3 mounths or more bc if it's not hypo thyrpidism or low hcl and it is problem of motility and nerves how can we fix that and stop the migration of microbiome in the gut? Thank u for your effort Dc🙏🙏

[@Jibbie49]

Dr. Cywes, would you please watch this KZbin video and make a video talking about this? This woman is a well known Plus-size model who promotes obesity as being healthy. The Toxic World of Tess Holliday and Fat Activism | Politics, Lies... and Health?

[@robertcywes2966]

Alcoholics promoting alcoholism

[@CarbageMan]

Yup! I was thinking an extended fast would be even better-nothing in your gut. Don't know if it matters for patella surgery, but when I broke it, I had only had a bean burrito and a taco all day, and that was three or four hours earlier (many years before I went keto.) It was very close to the end of a 70-mile bike ride on which I habitually stopped in the middle for the same thing every Saturday. I'm thinking of having some of my platelets injected into my hip for a torn labrum. Would it be helpful to do a 48-hour fast for that?

[@robertcywes2966]

Good idea

[@CarbageMan]

@@robertcywes2966 Thanks!

[@susancs3387]

@@robertcywes2966 I fasted 5 days preceding my PRP knee injection. (Severed meniscus) The technician remarked about the larger than usual quantity of plasma available to use. Staying a step ahead of the surgeon at 64:)

[@rosebud4957]

Dr. chews My gallbladder surgery is 8 days away. My friend sent me this great info. But i have been told in the past that surgery while you are in Ketosis isn’t advised. Also are patients able to continue eating carnivore in days following gallbladders removal?

[@rosebud4957]

Sorry about auto correct Dr. Cywes

[@carsonnavigator4066]

WOWOW mind blowing.

[@kristalnunley7205]

Been doing Keto but what about having severe RA? Will my body go into immune system battle war during surgery?

[@tracyburton9339]

What is the name of the iv without dextrose?

[@kimmcnichols9650]

Normal saline

[@tracyburton9339]

@@kimmcnichols9650 thank you. Hopefully I will never need it!!

[@ellek7233]

They may also use ringers lactate. I'm not sure if that's considered "sugar" containing or not. When I was recently in the ER for a kidney stone they gave me ringer's lactate

[@robertcywes2966]

Saline or ringers lactate

[@tracyburton9339]

@@robertcywes2966 thankyou❤❤❤❤

[@v.a.n.e.]

thanks, Doc, before each surgery, I'll try to get into ketosis. I haven't decided how much to charge for surgeries yet, but it won't be as much because I'm just a beginner.

[@robertcywes2966]

You need 6 legs surgically removed to become human

[@chuuweeforgaming518]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ellek7233]

@@robertcywes2966 I wish there was a way I could report this fake profile.

[@jabiblewalker]

I am so interested in a conversation with you. I am in Ketosis, I so not have any health issues except being fat. How can I get a zoom visit with you?

[@ellek7233]

He always gives the number in the video to text to set up a visit. And I believe he takes insurance.

[@jabiblewalker]

@@ellek7233 thanks for the information. I called and next zoom visit is in March next year. I will have to get my help another way.

[@ellek7233]

@@jabiblewalker wow. I figured there would be a wait, but I didn't think 6 months! I'm so sorry.

[@Harrycowlton]

Just had to be the first to give the thumbs up! Now I will watch!

[@v.a.n.e.]

ahem... maybe next time.

[@barbarabingham4648]

Suppose you don't have a gall bladder. Wouldn't a Keto diet be difficult?

[@mjones1122]

Nope, you can do keto without a gall bladder. I have no gall bladder and no issues with keto. Not even the first few days.

[@barbarabingham4648]

@@mjones1122 Thank you. I do take enzymes that have bile in them but not always sure how many to take.

[@ellek7233]

You can always start with lower fat and then build up slowly and see how you do.

[@robertcywes2966]

Watch my video on gallbladder disease

[@pattyv341]

When they give you fluids during surgery, does it contain dextrose? Can you get fluids that are sugar free?

[@rubenproost2552]

Why fluids at all...

[@robertcywes2966]

Yes. Ask for ringers or normal saline

[@edwardmcgowan5044]

If they give you an IV during or after surgery, aren’t all IVs glucose?

[@kathleenjones8501]

Some are saline

[@robertcywes2966]

Nope

[@rosebud4957]

@@robertcywes2966 I am a carb addict facing a gallbladder removal in 8 days. I want to follow your advice pre-surgery but have questions. Are most gallbladder patients able to begin eating carnivore post-op?

[@v.a.n.e.]

Akkam!

[@debrajones1135]

You're the best!