Fasting before surgery
So I am currently on 1.7mg and I take my dose on fridays. I skipped the wegovy this week but I still feel it a lot like I’m not very hungry. I have a surgery scheduled on Friday and I’m supposed to fast for 12 hours before. But I’m worried that I will still have wegovy in my system and my stomach will not be empty. I was thinking of a few different options that might help:
- Fully fast for 24 hours before the surgery except for water- hours 24-48 only have clear liquids- like Gatorade and soup and stuff
- 12-48 hours before the surgery only have clear liquids- including Gatorade and stuff
Does anyone have any insight or any experience with this. Would it be okay to do option 2 because I don’t really want to be dizzy and not feeling well the morning of my surgery. Does anyone know if gastric emptying is also delayed with clear liquids if they have sugar in it?
Posted Jun 15, 2025, 3:04 AM UTC
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