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Doctors inside a theatre during surgery. [Photo: Courtesy]
On many occasions, doctors advice patients not to take food or drink a night before a medical surgery.
According to medical experts, skipping meals before surgery is a normal precautionary procedure to cushion patients against side effects likely to be felt during the operation if the stomach is full.
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