Bowel surgery may be necessary if you have polyps, colon cancer, ulcerative colitis or diverticular diseases. Bowel surgery requires colon cleansingand fasting before surgery and dietary progression to allow your digestive tract to heal after your surgery.

A good diet after open heart surgery is one that follows the dietary guidelines your doctor or dietitian specifies for your condition.

Surgeons perform an open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy to remove the gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ that sits atop the liver along the upper right side of the body.