clear liquids
See-through drinkable fluids
Clear liquids is a medical diet category consisting of transparent fluids that leave no residue in the digestive tract.
The standard list includes water, broth, tea, black coffee, clear juices like apple or white grape, gelatin, and ice pops.
Doctors prescribe clear liquids before procedures requiring an empty bowel, or when reintroducing fluids after surgery: She's on clear liquids until tomorrow morning.
- plain waterUnadorned drinking liquid
- waterClear essential liquid
- lemon waterCitrus-infused hydration
- transparentAllowing light through
- glassTransparent solid from sand
ice · broth · bone broth · chicken stock · vodka · gin · white wine · rubbing alcohol · crystal · pure · see-through · sparkling · still · club soda · hydration · sports drink · IV · fasting
- liquid nourishmentbroth, juice, water, smoothies, soup
- Convalescent Foodsbroth, chicken soup, beef broth, bone broth, gruel
- colonoscopy prepmagnesium citrate, polyethylene glycol, laxatives, senna, enemas
- digestive aidsantacids, laxatives, probiotics, stool softener, gas relief
- liquidswater, milk, oil, blood, juice