Ensure Pre-Surgery, Clear Carbohydrate Drink, Strawberry, 10 fl oz, 4 Count

My doctor recommended this for my recent surgery. I'm glad that the package came with four because when I didn't feel like eating after surgery, I had something yummy and nutritious to drink.

I was surprised by how many people think that this item, Ensure Pre-Surgery, is the same thing as Ensure sold at grocery stores. This is a special form of Ensure Clear, not just transparent, but without any color at all, which is designed to be a part of a strict clear liquids diet before a medical procedure, such as surgery or colonoscopy. You would not drink it more than a day, and there is no other reason to drink it other than for a medical procedure. It is totally clear (no color at all). It comes in strawberry flavor, but the flavor is very subtle and I would probably not even guessed that it is strawberry if it was not written on the bottle. It is probably an artificial strawberry flavor. The taste is agreeable, but I would not drink it if I did not have a good reason to. I used it for prep for colonoscopy. Ensure Pre-Surgery is not carried by grocery stores or pharmacies, so I was very glad to find it on Amazon. It is unlikely that someone would drink more than 4 bottles during the day of clear liquids diet (in most cases it is a one day prep, although it may be different in some cases, I just do not know). The difference with Ensure Clear is that Ensure Clear is transparent, but has a strong color to it (and tastes better). Depending on the type of medical procedure which you are preparing for, Ensure Clear might also work (and it would have more flavors and would taste better and it is also cheaper) - ask your doctor.

Very Tasty and Calorie Friendly.

Got these for colonoscopy “clear liquids” prep day and they really helped a lot. I got a lot, 2 packs, but I really only needed 1. They’re surprisingly filling despite just being liquid. Helped with the hunger and I was able to sleep a solid 7 hours before the procedure and everything turned out well. I’m going to recommend them to others I know if they’re going through the same thing. The taste is ok, honestly I thought it would be worse but it’s decent. Just like a sweet liquidy strawberry. I’ll definitely keep these in mind for future procedures as well.

Be advised that these will give you grumbling in your stomach... aka gas. They are good, effective, and I recommend. Find out if you can take something like simethicone along with them if you're worried.

Exactly what was prescribed.

Was prescribed these pre surgery by my hospital anesthesia clinic. So, my orders were to drink one 12 hours pre-op, one 8 hours pre-op, and a 3rd right before I left my house to drive to the hospital. The upsides are that you're pretty full and fueled the morning of surgery, and apparently not so dehydrated and completely destroyed post-op as per usual.I have pretty severe migraines with aura (think stroke-victim), and one way you call down the Migraine Thunder on yourself is to skip meals. Problem solved, and I actually felt pretty great the morning of surgery, even compared against the same routine with Gatorade (another recent surgery). The Ensure is way more substantial and gets you way farther than just the ol' sugar water.But hoo boy, the taste. If you like sucralose, you are in for a real treat... because you're about to get 5 lifetimes of sucralose intake, man. For us actual humans, the aftertaste is SHOCKING. The consistency of a very light smoothie isn't as offputting as that ABYSMAL strawberry Sucralose taste. Strawbralose = BLARGH!But hey, bottom line, at least you're not hangry and having a migraine and faint when you roll up to the hospital. That's worth something. 3 stars.

Got late but these taste great