Patients are asked not to eat and drink before their operation, and the investigators know that this can make people feel thirstier when they wake up from their anaesthetic. The investigators want to know if giving patients ice lollies improves their thirst more than if they were given water. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is funding and running a research study to find ways to try and improve this.
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The primary outcome measure is the level of post-operative thirst following intervention with either water or ice lolly.
Timeframe: Intervention is to be given when the patient is adequately recovered from anaesthesia. An initial thirst score is recorded, then intervention given. Thirst scores are recorded again 15 minutes later to provide data for the primary outcome measure.