Why does your anesthesiologist require you to drink Gatorade before surgery? Gatorade helps to increase your comfort before surgery and to decrease your nausea after surgery. The carbohydrates in Gatorade help reduce your body's stress response to surgery.

Does drinking Gatorade before surgery help?

Take any medicines your doctors or nurses tell you to take on the day of surgery. Do not eat anything after midnight before your surgery. After midnight, drink Gatorade ® or other clear liquids. Gatorade ® fills your body with fluids, sugar and electrolytes to use during surgery.

Why do you hydrate before surgery?

Why is hydration important during surgery? Water makes up about sixty percent of human body weight. Maintaining this balance through proper hydration is an important part of health. The body needs adequate hydration in order to maintain the right temperature, eliminate waste, protect joints, and cushion tissues.