So I have seen and heard a lot of people who are anxious about the fragrance of their vagina if they go for a colo-vaginoplasty.

I had one about six months ago now and never had a single issue with a bad smell. I have been considering this quite a lot and wondering why my operation seems to be very successful in this area. What I think it comes down to is the strictest adherence to the low residue diet.

Additionally I started nil by mouth and fasting about 24 hours earlier than I was asked to.

My theory was that the cleaner my bowels, were the easier the surgery would be.

There are several benefits to this even though it was incredibly challenging at the time. The first benefit is that the surgeons told me I had the cleanest and easiest bowels they have ever worked with. Secondly it also made my recovery quicker because less time was spent actually having to manipulate my internal components in the construction of the vagina.

My understanding is there is a direct correlation between the risk of complications the recovery time and how much time is spent having to clean and prepare the bowel for reconstructive surgery once this has been cut out.

Additionally the next benefit is the fact I had no bad smell at all; and almost from the first day where I could recover enough to remove bandages and not smell just blood; she has always had the fragrance of a vagina.

Also I think the cumulative benefits of an easier surgery, a quicker recovery time, a lower risk of complications, and a better outcome all justify my theory of being very rigid and excessive about sticking to the low residue diet.

and so for my fellow sisters who may be considering this I will give you my diet.

Every single day for the 10 days preceding the surgery when I was allowed to eat I would simply start the morning with a pot of water that has about 2.5 liters in it. This is about 5 pints. Good quality mineral water.

Into the past of water I would put 1 or 2 stock cubes, a few peeled potatoes or pasta. A couple of skinless chicken breasts sliced up or white fish fillets. And that was about it. Nothing more.

At the start of the week I would have more potatoes, more chicken, more flavor, more bulk.

At the end of the week it was almost completely water was a little bit of flavor and a few nutrients and nothing else.

And then was told I had to have no food for 24 hours before the surgery and nil by mouth from about 8 o’clock the night before.

However I started having only water one day earlier and nil by mouth as instructed.

Being honest it was incredibly difficult to stick to this very rigid diet.

And of course because after the vagina plasty you are not allowed to eat anything for several days as well.

I think at the point in time where I was allowed to start eating again, nothing had gone into my mouth for almost a week. Also the night before the surgery with the stress and the drugs and the lack of nutrition I was feeling very weak and tired and the fleet enema was incredibly uncomfortable on such an empty stomach.

However we all know that the process of going through the surgery is not particularly pleasant or comfortable what is important is a good recovery low risk of complications and a great outcome.

I firmly believe that by having such an empty bowel, that was so well prepared for surgery, that there was not a single speck of any dirt in there that could provide the foundations for the smell that people often worry about.

So, I think that ensuring a well flushed incredibly clean and empty set of intestines, before going into the clinic, is challenging but has so many upsides it’s worth it.

Also I did start to overeat on the other side of my recovery and now I need to drop a bit of weight again. Oh well.