Diet to Follow After Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery is probably the last option available for folks who tried everything to lose their weight, from strict low calorie diet to physical exercise and activity regime. Just like any other medical surgery, going through bariatric surgery is not easy as it comes with considerable risks and is not recommendable for everyone because a lot of care and lifestyle changes are required after successful completion of surgery. Also the perceptivity of side effects such as bleeding, infection and trouble in breathing are extremely high. That is the reason why it is good to learn about the diet to follow after the weight loss surgery.

Here keep in mind that your doctor suggestions and precautions directed by surgeons are more important to follow, as below we discuss common diet chart for bariatric patients. As every patient is different, every BS is different.

The surgery is usually suggested for women who are overweight with 80 pounds and men who are overweight with 100 pounds. Basically the surgery is performed on the stomach and/or intestines by which an obese person can lose his/her excessive weight. The weight loss surgery incorporates with a wide variety of procedures like Gastric Banding or the Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Lap Band Surgery and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy.

From last two decades, the bariatric surgery has become so popular because of the opportunity it gives to the obese people to live and enjoy their life completely. Previously the surgery was very painful because of the lack of technology, but today with the help of modern and advanced technology and the availability of state-of-the-art surgical equipment, surgeons began performing it with laparoscopic technique which is less invasive.

Surgery is not a magic and after operation, it doesn't end. It's an ongoing process towards losing the weight by making some changes in lifestyle. The best thing is you are not alone in this journey a team of professionals are always there for you to help and support. The only thing you need to be patient through the entire process of recovery after surgery.

Diet after Weight Loss Surgery or Bariatric Surgery

During surgery, surgeons make changes in your stomach that require a permanent change in your diet or eating habits. You can discuss about what you need to eat or what you need to avoid after surgery with your surgeon as these guidelines will vary by surgeon.

Firstly it is important to do whatever your surgeon recommends because if you avoid his suggestions, it can lead to serious consequences.Eat healthy food with accurate and balanced nutrition, rich in protein, and other vitamins and minerals.Just after surgery, it is good to take liquid food like soup and juice than gradually move to solid food but make sure to eat slowly and chew completely before swallowing.Avoid drinking while eating as it makes you feel full even you have not taken diet. If you drink while eating, it will cause dumping syndrome and vomiting.Avoid food items with sugar like ice cream or desserts.Don't eat high-calorie nutritional supplements, fat rich food items, carbonated drinks, milk shakes and also foods that have low or zero nutritional value.Avoid smoking and alcohol too.Also you need to limit your snacking habit (if any) between meals.

Remember, eating after weight loss is very much different than before!

Rate this Article

Diet to Follow After Bariatric SurgeryNot Rated Yet

Pradeep Jain has published 12 articles. Article submitted on October 30, 2014. Word count: 549

According to Dr. Jeremy Korman, leading weight loss surgeon at LA Bariatrics, who works as the head of a talented multidisciplinary bariatric team, one of the common complications following weight loss surgery is dehydration.

Written by: Jeremy Korman

Nowadays, endoscopy is a very valuable tool for doctors when they want to conduct surgeries in specific parts of the body like in the spine. Endoscopic Spine Surgery in Delhi, helps to make sure that the surgery of the spine (which is a very sensitive portion in the body) is done perfectly.

Written by: Dr Usha M Kumar

Nobody wants to hear or see the way toward operation theater but sometime when someone diagnosed with a condition that requires a surgery, doctors may ask you about getting the procedure done using robotic surgery or with traditional way of surgery.

Written by: Dr Pradeep Jain

Losing weight may be viewed as a process for cosmetic and aesthetic purposes by many people but for some it is needed to eliminate or help with health conditions. When diet and exercise is just not enough, a doctor may suggest bariatric surgery to achieve weight loss.

Written by: Nick Nicholson

reade more... Résuméabuiyad

Advantages of Lap Band Surgery

Even a few years ago, liposuction in India was the most established surgical way of reducing weight and layers of fat from the body. But the scenario has changed a lot in last two decades. With bariatric surgeries making its prominent place in the health care system, all earlier techniques have taken a back seat. Lap band surgery is another of such techniques that has been improving the quality of life by treating obesity and eliminating allied disorders which often pose a life threats to the patients.

Lap band is the common term used for gastric banding. In lap band surgery, a band adjustable in nature is placed at the upper portion of the abdomen by making a laparoscopic incision. This band is made of silicone and is adjusted as per requirement by filling it up with saline with the help of a port placed right under the stomach skin. The process of filling is same as you would blow air in a balloon in shape of a doughnut. The adjustment is done and undone as the capacity of the stomach changes with the change in your food habit and regime. This kind of surgery restricts the food intake as the pouch created by inserting the band is small and you start feeling full with the little amount of food. It slows down the process of food moving from the passage to the intestines.

Lap band surgery can be performed on obese person with a BMI of 40 kg/m2 or in special medical cases where the weight is anywhere between 35 kg/mg2 to 40 kg/m2. In other words, if you are 40 to 45 kilograms above the ideal weight and have a history of failed weight loss procedures including or excluding surgeries. Usually such surgeries are the final resorts for all those who could not succeed in losing weight and return to a normal lifestyle even after dieting, taking weight loss supplements, slogging hard in gymnasiums etc.

The effects of lap band surgery become evident only after the initial phase of healing of operation wound. For best results, you must take rest for first two weeks. If your recovery is fast and uneventful, the result of this surgery will be better. Initially, patient is recommended liquid diet, then on to semi solid and eventually solid. The span of each diet may vary as per the capacity of patient's body and opinion of the doctor. Lap band surgery cures and controls many problems that were tagged along with obesity. Women for whom obesity was a hindrance on the path to conceive, can now plan baby, though consultation would be required regarding adjustment of the band. This is the reason it is regarded as one of safest weight loss surgeries in India.

reade more... Résuméabuiyad

A Guide to Weight Loss Surgery & Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery is often called as weight loss surgery, one of the amazing blessings of medical science for those people who have concerns about your weight. Several people are out there struggling with their weight that reached a stage where they are no longer comfortable with it. Increased body weight makes your movement difficult and keeps you away from several activities that you were easily performed, plus added lots of problems that were out of your reach of concerned about before.

Probably it's not like that you have not attempted to lose your weight before it deteriorates. Numerous individuals perform exercising with the combination of eating plan that they thought is the best for shedding pounds however yet there is no positive result. For these individuals, medicinal science provides a decent opportunity to lose their undesirable weight through surgery, known as bariatric or weight reduction surgery.

Weight loss surgery often restraint the amount of food taken in furthermore influences the way you absorb nutrients and digest food. BS is a part of gastrointestinal surgery that alters the digestive process to achieve weight loss quickly. The entire surgery can be performed in any one of two ways that includes Gastric Banding and Gastric Bypass.

In GBS, using laparoscopic technique, a band is fitted on the top of the patient's stomach. Just a little amount of food needs to be expended, after which the patient would as of now feel full. Having the surgery performed on your stomach implies that you need to consume your food quite slowly, to process it better. This surgery leads to loss of about 40% of excess weight and is considered as the safest one to reduce the excessive body weight.

GBS is of three types such as Adjustable Gastric Banding, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Vertical Banded Gastroplasty. Collectively they are known as restrictive weight loss surgeries. These surgeries are safer and easier to perform because of laparoscopic technique used in the procedures. However some risks are also involved in the surgery such as vomiting, slippage of the band and rarely the breaks in the tubing.

On the other hand, in Gastric Bypass surgery, a more modest stomach is made and through this bypass the patient would have a feeling of already being full, despite the fact that he has just consumed a generally little amount of food. Also on the grounds that the patient is feeling full at an early timing, it implies that he would be eating lesser calories than if he would be consuming consistently. It is most common weight loss surgery practiced around the world because of fewer complications and risks involvement as compared to other bariatric surgery.

This surgery provides several benefits such as it greatly controls the intake of food, dumping syndrome and in case of emergency, it is possible to reverse this surgery.

Dr Pradeep Jain is Highly experienced and knowledgeable GI surgeon, Dr Pradeep Jain Fortis works through tiny incisions to perform several laparoscopic procedures of Gastrointestinal tract.

reade more... Résuméabuiyad