“Are there any food restrictions after anesthesia?”

No

No

Liquids and semi-solids. And check the dietitian.

Some people get very nauseated when trying to eat or drink anything shortly after anesthesia. Some people do not seem to exhibit any nausea at all. In the recovery process however, the nurses will generally want to verify that the patient is able to as least bring some liquids and not get nauseated prior to release form the hospital or other facility where the procedure is done. Although there will probably be a recommendation to take it easy with food for the rest of the day following the administration of anesthesia, there is no specific food that is generally restricted after anesthesia administration. The best advice is use some common sense, and pay attention to what your body is telling you. If you are ready to eat after anesthesia, start with a small amount of something easily digested such as crackers. If no nausea occurs within a few hours, progress to small amount of other foods, and again verify that eating them does not cause nausea. Simple carbohydrates and clear liquids empty from the stomach rather rapidly (generally, within a couple of hours), while fatty foods stay in the stomach longer, are more difficult to digest, and are more likely to cause nausea and vomiting after administration of anesthesia.

There may be food restrictions if having a type of gastrointestinal surgery or procedure, but typically not from anesthesia alone. Some anesthesia may cause nausea, therefore immediately after, ice chips, or clear liquids or jello may be best until you are sure you are able to tolerate regular food

The first meal should be light and easily digestible. If that goes well there shouldn’t be any restrictions.

No except avoid alcohol containing beverages for 24 hours or longer if you are on pain medications or sedatives, depends on the type of surgery.  

Steven Dain

After local or regional anesthesia, there are no limitations to your food intake; however, after general anesthesia, your brain will wake up hours before your bowels feel like handling any food, so it is best to wait 6-8 hours after general anesthesia to try any food intake, and to start with small amounts, a little at a time.

No

It depends upon what the surgical procedure was - in any event one can start with clear liquids and if swallowing is back to baseline one may progress to softer foods and then to a normal diet - the key is that the swallowing mechanism needs to be back to normal and there should be no nausea or vomiting.

Kumar

No, but start with fluids then progress to solids as you can tolerate.

Generally you can advance your diet as long as you tolerate the food and if you have no medical medications that prevent eating or drinking.