>> I guess Jesus had it wrong.
It’s not clear WHY these patients are fasting. As a part of prayer? Because eating makes them nauseous? Because they have lost their appetite?
But if one is fasting as part of a prayerful attitude, I’d think that to be beneficial for healing.
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.
“It’s not clear WHY these patients are fasting.”
You can’t eat or drink 8-12 hours prior to surgery so there’s nothing in your stomach to aspirate when you’re “under”.
My mother had a hip replacement surgery and she didn’t want to eat at all due to the constipation associated with prescribed pain medication such as Hydrocodone and Tramadol. Plus, she didn’t like the idea of having to get in and out of the bathroom post-op. Her subsequent blood work showed a lack of protein but she was past that within a few weeks after going home from the hospital.
Agree. And even medically the 8 hour fast before anesthesia is not a malnutrition threat to anybody.
just medical studies are everywhere now. Covid should have taught everyone how smart they are.