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Gastric Bypass Diet
When you first discuss the possibility of gastric bypass
surgery with your physician, you will be asked to begin a diet to help
you lose weight before your surgery.
A gastric bypass diet actually has several
different stages.
Before your surgery:
Most surgeons ask their patients to lose up to 8% of their
body weight prior to the surgery. A nutrionist will work with you to
develop a low-calorie diet to help you lose these pounds. Since the
weight loss prior to your surgery will determine your eligibility for
the procedure, most weight loss centers provide plenty of ongoing counseling
and support.
Many patients are unable to tolerate sugar after their
surgery, (it can cause very uncomfortable symptoms). For this reason
you may be encouraged to eliminate sugar from your diet before
your operation. This dietary change will help you adjust to the changed
requirements of your body after the weight loss surgery. This can be
one of the most difficult parts of the pre-treatment program for people
who are addicted to sugar.
Your diet after your gastric bypass surgery:
Following the surgery, you will probably be on a water
fast in the first week or so while your body heals. This period
of fasting is required to make sure there are no "leaks" in
the sutures, which could cause inflamation, infection and serious complications.
in the next stage of your post gastric bypass diet you'll
be allowed clear liquids and broths. You then move to liquid foods,
such as yogurt and thin oatmeal. The next stage will allow pureed foods
in small quantities, then you'll move to chopped foods, and eventually
you'll be allowed "real" food, in small bite-sized pieces.
The diet following your gastric bypass is so limited in
calories that it essential that you stay in touch with your nutrional
counselor and take any supplements that are recommended. Moving through
the various stages of this diet will take approximately a year. By the
end of the year you should have lost up to 75% or more of your excess
weight. You will want to continue with nutritional counseling beyond
your first year to avoid regaining any of your lost weight.
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Note: The information given here should
not be taken as medical advice. Be sure to talk to your doctor
about any concerns you may have about gastric bypass surgery.
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