Carbohydrate Drink
More information about drinking clear liquids such as Gatorade before your surgery to help you recover sooner!
You might have been given instructions that you may drink clear liquids up until 2 hours before your surgery’s scheduled arrival time, and to drink a small 12oz. bottle of Gatorade 2 hours before your surgery’s scheduled arrival time.
You may choose any flavor of Gatorade you wish, just be sure that it is not a low or zero calorie version, as the carbohydrates in Gatorade help give your body energy for the surgery. Do NOT consume a non-clear version of Gatorade, such as the protein-enhanced kinds.
For more information about drinking Gatorade as part of an Enhanced Recovery pathway, please see our Patient Education Series section!
