Why do they say....?!

if you eat or drink before surgury you have a greater chance of throwing up!.!. if you are laying on your back and you throw up!.!. its going to go back down!. could go in your lungs and you would aspirate!.!.(drown) !.!.!. that is why they say dont eat or drink after midnight!. you have to have time to digest what youhave in your stomach!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Its all of the above they don't won't the body reacting to involuntary movements!. Your body does things that we as people can't control,So they don't want anything that will complicate what the surgery!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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It's purely a matter of the doctor doesn't want you to vomit during the surgery as, being sedated, you might very well get vomit in your lungs!. It is not related to pee or poop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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that is correct you don't wont to eat after midnight if you are having surgery the next day because if there are complications the doctors do not need that on the inside to inter fer your stomach needs to be empty know back-ups lolWww@Answer-Health@Com

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The knock out gas can cause you to be sick, so they prefer you don't eat!. Helps if they have complications!.!.!.!.

Better safe than sorry!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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i wanna know why they told me i couldn't eat for 12 hours before i had blood work done! that was the worst 12 hours of my life! grr!

but yeah its both!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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all the reasons u said and food makes your body do some pretty unpleasant things after eating if you know what i mean you ahve to be clean to be opened up!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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bothWww@Answer-Health@Com

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