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SurgiFuel™ is a pair of food supplement shakes from Nutrition for Surgery: Pre-Op, a source of protein for the two weeks before an operation, and Post-Op, high in protein for the two weeks after.
Pre-Op is a food supplement shake and a source of protein, for the two weeks before your operation. Post-Op is a high protein food supplement shake, for the two weeks after. They come in olive and terracotta packs so you reach for the right one. Compare both shakes.
Yes. Many people take Pre-Op in the two weeks before their operation and Post-Op in the two weeks after. Check with your surgical team first.
Both shakes are Vanilla.
It is a powder that you mix with water or milk.
Yes. SurgiFuel™ is made in the UK.
The full guide is on How to Take It.
Mix 50g (two scoops) in about 300ml of water or milk, then drink it.
Twice a day. Each serving is 50g, which is two scoops.
Yes. You can use about 300ml of either water or milk.
Each 1.4kg pack has 28 servings, which is enough for 14 days at twice a day.
SurgiFuel™ Pre-Op is for the two weeks before your operation, taken alongside your normal diet and your surgical team's advice.
SurgiFuel™ Post-Op is for the two weeks after your operation, taken alongside your surgical team's advice.
Always follow your surgical team's fasting instructions exactly. If you are unsure when to stop eating or drinking before your operation, ask your team.
Two shakes, two packs
Pre-Op comes in the olive pack for the two weeks before surgery. Post-Op comes in the terracotta pack for the two weeks after.
Compare both shakesMore in our complete guide to nutrition around surgery, or take our questions to ask your surgical team to your appointment.
Neither a medicine nor a meal replacement. SurgiFuel™ is a food supplement. It sits alongside the advice your surgical team gives you around an operation, rather than replacing it, and it isn't intended to prevent, treat or cure any condition.
It is designed for adults having a surgical procedure, in the two weeks before or after. If you have a medical condition or dietary requirement, check with your surgical team before use.
Yes. Timing depends on your own procedure and health, so always follow the advice your surgical team gives you. SurgiFuel™ sits alongside that advice and never replaces it.
No. SurgiFuel™ shakes are food supplements. They are not a substitute for a varied diet or for advice from your surgical team.
More on Professor Hindocha and our editorial policy.
Professor Sandip Hindocha, a consultant plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon on the GMC Specialist Register, created Nutrition for Surgery. He has a financial interest in it.
Yes. He is a consultant surgeon with more than 20 years of surgical experience, and the idea for Nutrition for Surgery came from his own operating list.
Yes. He created Nutrition for Surgery and has a financial interest in it. We disclose this wherever he appears, in line with his professional obligations as a doctor.
SurgiFuel™ is formulated with a nutrition laboratory rather than mixed in-house.
The Nutrition for Surgery team writes it. Professor Hindocha founded Nutrition for Surgery and works with the team on the Journal.
No. Not every article is reviewed by Professor Hindocha before it is published. When he has reviewed one, we say so on the article.
Yes. We cite the sources and references behind our articles, so you can check them yourself.
We review each article about every six months, and update it if it needs it. Every article shows its date.
SurgiFuel™ Pre-Op and Post-Op are coming soon on Amazon. The Buy on Amazon buttons on our pages will take you straight there once they are live.
The price will be shown on the Amazon listing once it is live.
Pre-Op has 9.8 g of protein per 50 g serving and Post-Op has 9.6 g. The 100 g daily portion, which is two servings, has 20 g in Pre-Op and 19 g in Post-Op. Both are food supplements, so they add to your food and do not replace it. The full nutrition table is in the pack labels section on our home page.
You will be added to our waitlist and we will email you the moment SurgiFuel™ is available to buy. Nothing else.
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Ask us through the contact page. And always ask your surgical team about anything to do with your operation.
SurgiFuel™ shakes are food supplements. They are not a substitute for a varied diet. This page is not medical advice. Always follow the guidance of your surgical team.
