No bowel prep before surgery??

[addyp]

hi
hubby is having a section of his biwel out monday and they said no bowel clean out prior.
this to me seems a risk of infection. has anyone else had surgery like this with no bowel cleanse? thx

 

[Muppetgirl]

I have had both with and without. It depends on lots of factors including surgeon preference, what part of the bowel is being removed, ability to tolerate prep, general health etc. I think it's become an increasing trend not to prep as this can cause issues too. It's a balance like any part of surgery. I appreciate it seems intuitive to prep but I would trust the surgeon on this unless you have any other reason to doubt. Hope all goes well.

 

[addyp]

Hi muppetgirl
I appreciate your reply. This is reassuring. I wasn't sure if this was typical or not. We will trust in the surgeon. Thx again!

 

[Layla]

I had a small bowel resection last September and was surprised to learn that I didn't need to prep either, especially as I was suffering from blockages so there was sure to be something there.
Just no food from midnight, op was around 9am the next day. All went well, no infections etc.

 

[Grotbags]

I had my entire large bowel removed with no prep apart from not eating the day before.
No complications or infections.

 

[UnXmas]

I've had loads of surgeries without bowel prep. It's never been a problem. I've had ten abdominal surgeries. My usual surgeon doesn't seem to use them, and my surgery with a different surgeon was an emergency, so there was no time to prep anyway. I usually have to fast from midnight until the surgery the morning of the day after. It's definitely nicer without than it would be with a prep!
Hope your husband's surgery goes well.

 

[hawkeye]

I had a left hemicolectomy and did not have any prep. There were no issues. I just had to fast from the night before and was recommended to "eat light" the 2 days before.

 

[addyp]

Ty for all the replies this has really helped reassure my hubby and I. His operation is tomorrow at 7:30 am prayers would be appreciated. Thx again