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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Learning Module

A Guide to Bowel Surgery

You don’t need to remember everything in this module. Before surgery, you'll be given a booklet called A Guide to Bowel Surgery: You​r role in getting ready and your recovery. The information in the booklet will

  • help you understand and get ready for yo​ur bow​el surgery (sometimes called colorectal surgery)
  • tell you the goals you want to reach every day

My Surgery Log Book

In the hospital, you’ll be given a log book to record your:

  • pain and nausea
  • eating and drinking
  • chewing gum
  • time out of bed​​​​​​