| Recipes for the Bariatric Patient Bariatric procedures make you lose weight, but like any other weight control solution, surgery alone will not work without adequate follow-up and diet, which provides all the nutrients that your body will need for a prompt recovery first and then afterwards to promote good nutrition.
Diet after bariatric surgery can be a new exciting approach to the food you used to eat, but now reduced in quantity and well balanced to make sure your meals contain the corresponding portion of the basic aliment of the nutrition pyramid. Drinking plenty of water or calorie free liquids is another change to make in your alimentation.
Bariatric procedures are the introductory door to permanent lifestyle changes, and proper nourishment can be achieved by following your doctor's advice, but more often physicians recommend a dietician or nutritionist, who will assist you and teach you how to get the proper sustenance designing your diet after bariatric surgery.
These professionals will also help you select the supplements and multi-vitamins your new eating plan will require. This guidance is not just a time to chat, but also a responsibility for you to follow their recommendations because the success of your bariatric procedure depends on your follow-up.
The early diet after bariatric surgery is called "discharge diet" and is basically a liquid or semi-liquid nutritional plan for one week, starting with water and progressing to clear liquids, such as broth, diluted juice and sugar-free Jell-O. The portions will be only a few small spoonfuls of each item on your plate.
During this stage, dieticians recommend eating food with high protein before any other type, because you can feel full before finishing your meal. High protein items provide you with the basic protein requirements that your body needs. While diet after bariatric surgery continues its progress, at the same time you will learn new practices of "new eating".
The second stage includes blended food, pureed to make them take on a baby food consistency with no chunks that may cause obstruction, a possible complication during the first month, causing vomiting, pain and even esophageal stricture. Transition to a soft diet after bariatric surgery occurs during the second month after your procedure.
By then you will be gaining more control over your new poach and will begin learning to chew all your foods thoroughly, getting ready for the last stage of diet after bariatric surgery. The transition back to relatively normal nutrition, including raw fruits, vegetables and low fat, low sugar foods that will require you to chew thoroughly. |
