Ensure Pre-Surgery, Clear Carbohydrate Drink

Was prescribed these pre surgery by my hospital anesthesia clinic. So, my orders were to drink one 12 hours pre-op, one 8 hours pre-op, and a 3rd right before I left my house to drive to the hospital. The upsides are that you're pretty full and fueled the morning of surgery, and apparently not so dehydrated and completely destroyed post-op as per usual.I have pretty severe migraines with aura (think stroke-victim), and one way you call down the Migraine Thunder on yourself is to skip meals. Problem solved, and I actually felt pretty great the morning of surgery, even compared against the same routine with Gatorade (another recent surgery). The Ensure is way more substantial and gets you way farther than just the ol' sugar water.But hoo boy, the taste. If you like sucralose, you are in for a real treat... because you're about to get 5 lifetimes of sucralose intake, man. For us actual humans, the aftertaste is SHOCKING. The consistency of a very light smoothie isn't as offputting as that ABYSMAL strawberry Sucralose taste. Strawbralose = BLARGH!But hey, bottom line, at least you're not hangry and having a migraine and faint when you roll up to the hospital. That's worth something. 3 stars.