It’s helpful to add one new food at a time and listen to your body as you go. You can also start to slowly add in fibrous fruits and vegetables. Solid proteins will include foods you need to cut with a knife, like chicken. This is where you will start focusing on your well-balanced meals with solid proteins.
You should be able to start adding in soft, flakey fish, cooked vegetables, skinless fruits, rice, cooked cereal, and sweet potatoes 4. Foods should be chewed thoroughly until they are pureed in consistency 4. Common liquids used to blend solid foods include broths, milk, sugar-free fruit juice, and water 4.ĭuring this stage, foods should be small, soft, and easy to chew 4. Other solid foods such as ground meats may also be consumed when blended with liquids until appropriate consistency 4. Some commonly allowed foods are soft scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, canned fruits in water, mashed up vegetables, and ricotta cheese. Pureed foods should be the consistency of baby food. This can include meal replacement shakes, milks, strained cream soups, and thin yogurts. Full LiquidĪ full liquid diet will include beverages that are thin enough to drink through a straw, but do not have to be see-through anymore. The most important fluid is water, but you may also be allowed to drink some decaf tea (iced or hot), sugar-free Jell-O, decaf black coffee, sugar-free popsicles, Crystal Light, low-calorie sports drinks, clear protein shakes, and broths. This is what you will most likely find yourself on while in the hospital. If you are ever unsure what to do, call your surgeon’s office to clarify instructions.Ī clear liquid diet consists of liquids that are see-through. When it comes to the diet stages and length of each stage, you’ll find that every surgeon will have their own preferences, and it's important to follow their guidelines.įollowing are some bariatric diet stages you might find. The progression is needed to promote hydration, reduce nausea/vomiting, reduce complications, and allow you to get comfortable with behavioral changes 3. Typically, you will follow a specific diet progression for the first 6 weeks that will take you from liquids to solids slowly. STAGES OF FOOD ADVANCEMENT AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY To ensure hydration throughout your post-bariatric surgery experience, set reminders of when to drink fluids and swap out that morning coffee/tea for a decaf option instead. Caffeine acts as diuretic in the body, therefore increasing the amount fluid you are losing through urination 4. Something else to keep in mind is the amount of caffeine you are consuming 4. You can even play around with the temperature of your fluids to help you increase your intake. Throughout your entire post-op experience, make sure you are taking small sips of fluids all day. The ASMBS recommends that bariatric patients consume enough fluids throughout the day to maintain adequate hydration (at least 1.5L per day 2). One-third of all post-op emergency room visits are related to dehydration 1.
Dehydration can happen very easily after weight loss surgery for several reasons. One of the most important things after any surgery is hydration. Now is the time that all the healthy eating habits and practiced behaviors of eating slowly, taking small sips, staying hydrated, and focusing on protein intake become real. However, many patients find themselves overwhelmed with information and still unsure where to start on their bariatric diet after surgery. You just had bariatric surgery and are home from the hospital - now what?īefore surgery and as you were getting discharged, you were given detailed instructions on what to do for your bariatric diet until you are seen in your surgeon's office again.
0 kommentar(er)
