Bariatric Surgery Diet

Bariatric surgery diet is very essential after you have made a choice to carry out bariatric surgery. The new small stomach will only contain about an ounce. During the first week after surgery only nutritious liquids can be taken by the patient. On the second week the patient can then take high protein foods like cottage cheese, yoghurt and soft cooked eggs as well. There after the patient can be adding solid food one at a time to this diet. Solids like well cooked vegetables, fish, or chicken. It is recommended for the patient to chew this food carefully and well. He or she needs to eat only some tablespoons at a single sitting.

Patients of post surgery need to stay away from high carbohydrate foods like chips, pretzels, breads, rice and pasta. This is because hey expansion can course dangerous blockage. Another reason being that lactose is difficult to digest and could cause nausea, gas or diarrhea. Patients who consume milk will have to wait until the third week to reintroduce milk into the system again.

A vital nutrient is protein, so it is good to consume primarily proteins, then fruits and vegetables. This way the daily intake of 60gms of protein is not absent. Yet the patient still needs extra protein intake in the body be it liquid, powder or protein bars. Then added to this the patient needs to have a long period of vitamin and mineral supplement after surgery.

Serious complications will normally come up if these guidelines are not followed to the later. Dumping syndrome will be noticed, causing symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea and abdominal rumbling or even some thing more serious such as low blood pressure, faintness, sweating and anxiety.