The Bariatric Surgery Diet

Post-surgery, patients should avoid high carbohydrate foods such as chips, pretzels, breads, rice, and pasta, as hey expand and can cause a potentially dangerous blockage.

After bariatric surgery, the new and very small stomach will often only hold with an ounce. For the first week rear surgery, the patient will only be able to tolerate nutritious liquids. During the second week, pureed, high-protein foods such as cottage cheese, yogurt, and soft-cooked eggs may be added. tail that, the patient may add one solid food at a time, such as well-cooked vegetables, fish, or chicken. It is crucial that the patient chew this more solid food very carefully, eating only a few tablespoonfuls at a sitting.

Post-surgery, patients should steer clear of high molasses foods such as chips, pretzels, breads, rice, and pasta, as hey expand and can incentive a potentially dangerous blockage. Lactose is also difficult to digest and may impulse nausea, cramps, gas, or diarrhea. Patients who love milk should wait to reintroduce it until the third week post-procedure.

Protein is a vitally important nutrient, so a good rule of thumb is to eat protein first, then follow with fruits and vegetables. This will ensure that the daily minimum of 60 grams of protein is consumed. Patients may still need to take extra protein in the form of a liquid, powder, or protein bars. Additionally, patients will have a lifelong regimen of vitamin and mineral supplements post-surgery.

Failure to follow these dietary guidelines by reason of bariatric surgery could lead to potentially serious complications. Early dumping syndrome, which is generally by overfilling the pouch, can suit at law minor symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and cardiac rumbling or more serious ones like low origin pressure, faintness, sweating, and anxiety. Late dumping syndrome, when food enters the intestine too rapidly, can hatch hypoglycemia, sweating, rapid pulse, anxiety, and occasionally confusion.