The Right Gastric Bypass Diet
Before you can undergo a gastric bypass surgery, you will have to follow a special diet recommended by a licensed doctor. The diet that you will be asked to follow will help you lose up to about 8% of your weight. In most cases, a nutritionist is assigned to assist you with your gastric bypass diet.
The diet that will be given to you will be a low calorie one, as this will help you lose the pounds that you need to shed off. Normally, along with the diet, you will be given special counseling that will help prepare you for the surgery.
One of the effects of a gastric bypass surgery is decreased tolerance for sugar. This is one of the reasons why nutritionists often advice their patients to start minimizing their intake of sugar in the process of their gastric bypass diet. Doing so will help you adjust to the changes that will take place after the surgery, especially since sugar intake at that time can result to very uncomfortable symptoms. If you are addicted to sugar, you will find this phase of the diet as the most difficult.
After the surgery, adjustments will have to be made in terms of your diet. For one week or so, you will be required to fast on water because your body is still healing. This is done to make sure that the sutures will not leak; suture leaks can lead to infection and inflammation, and may even cause serious complications. Once the suture is healed, you will be allowed to slowly change your diet. This has to be done step-by-step, to ensure maximum safety.
At this stage of your gastric bypass diet, you will be allowed to take in broths and clear liquids. Examples of clear liquids include sugar-free gelatins, fruit juices, and protein fruit drinks. The next phase will have you moving on to taking in thin oatmeal, skim milk, yogurt, low fat cream-based soups, and other liquid foods. After these liquid foods, you will then be allowed by your doctor to take in small amounts of pureed, or any food that is combined with water, milk or low calorie gravy and then mixed in a food processor.
Eventually, your gastric bypass diet will allow you to finely chopped foods until your stomach is determined to be strong enough to take in whole foods. Your diet will last approximately one year, and if you do not cheat on your diet, you’ll shed off at least 75% of your excess weight by this time.
Following this strict after surgery diet is important because for three months, the small pouch in your stomach will be healing. Taking in food right after surgery will bring great risks and may lead you to gain a lot of weight; so it is vital for you to listen closely and heed the advice of your doctor and your nutritionist. Remember, it is essential for you to be constantly in touch with both your doctor and nutritionist because your gastric bypass diet is quite low in calories and you will need to take in supplements. Finally, remember that with the correct attitude and a positive outlook in life, nothing is impossible.
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