[Catholic and Conservative]

The patients fast prior to surgery to reduce the risk that they will vomit a little during surgery and then inhale the vomit into their lungs. Anesthesia suppresses the gag reflex that normally protects people.

[Nervous Tick]

>> The patients fast prior to surgery to reduce the risk that they will vomit a little during surgery and then inhale the vomit into their lungs.

Thank you for clarifying that.