Gastric Bypass Surgery Diets

What Is A Good Post Gastric Surgery Diet?

Gastric bypass surgery diets are needed because your gastric bypass surgery operation has changed the shape of a major part of your digestive system and how it functions. Before you even have your procedure, you should be talking to your doctor about post gastric bypass surgery diets. What you can eat and how you eat will change in some big ways after gastric bypass surgery, and these changes will have a huge impact on your everyday life. You'll need about 9-11 weeks before you can really start digesting solid foods again.

Here are some basics that should be included in gastric bypass surgery diets.

A post gastric bypass surgery diet needs to be full of nutrients with as few wasted calories as possible.

All along you should eat food that's high in protein, but low in sugar and fat.

In general, you should stay away from fruit juices or fruit drinks. Also avoid alcoholic beverages, including beer. Milk shakes and soda should be off limits, as should any carbonated beverage.

Don't eat meal substitutes.

Certain foods might cause some distress after gastric bypass surgery. They make even make you make you vomit or feel uncomfortable. It will be hard to tell why this is happening at first, so it will be a good idea to avoid those foods for a while, and then decide if you want to try them again.

Foods that are likely to cause problems or discomfort after gastric bypass surgery include certain kinds of meat (tough meat especially), chili and any kind of spicy food, fried foods, membranes from oranges and grapefruit, fruit and vegetable skins and seeds, and fibrous vegetables.

Remember, your stomach won't be big enough to handle food and liquids at the same time.

Your doctor will probably also recommend supplements because your digestive system may no longer process certain nutrients.

HOW you eat will also be important. Gastric bypass surgery succeeds in four out of five cases. The major reason it doesn't work is because one patient in five fails to follow a post gastric bypass surgery diet and change eating habits as required.