Subjects preparing to undergo radical cystectomy and urinary diversion for bladder cancer that provide informed consent will be randomized into 1 of 2 study arms. The experimental arm will be offered clear liquid diet 24 hours after extubation and advanced to regular diet 24 hours later if clear liquids are well tolerated. The standard/control arm will receive a clear liquid diet at the time of return of bowel function, determined by significant flatus or bowel movements.
Information related to time to return of bowel function, frequency of nausea/vomiting, hospital complications and length of stay will be recorded. Patients will be followed with phone calls and chart reviews at 30, 60 and 90 days following surgery. Additional hospital admissions and/or complications will be determined with those phone calls.
