You are considering gastric bypass surgery and one of the things that is on your list of educational items is the liquid diets for gastric bypass patients. This post operative diet is very important. You will experience an extreme amount of pain and may even have to go to the hospital if you do not follow this bariatric diet plan in the early months following your surgery.
A bariatric surgery liquid diet consists of most liquids as the name states. You can eat foods that have been pureed, strained foods, baby food or protein shakes. For me the easiest of these options was the liquid protein shakes. The idea of eating baby food did not appeal to me. I did puree some food, but pureed, high protein foods just aren't the same without the normal texture. Ninety five percent of my first 2 weeks, following my gastric bypass surgery, I consumed liquid protein shakes.
Almost any type of liquid protein shake will do as long as it has it least 10 grams of protein and less than 10 grams of sugar per eight ounce serving. Higher protein and lower sugar is better. Calories are going to be between 90 and 120, regardless of brand. In the days following your surgery, it will take quite a while for you to consumer even eight ounces of fluid.
During the first two weeks, you spend a large amount of your time consuming water and shakes, because your stomach will only hold an eighth to a quarter cup of food or liquid following your surgery. The first six months to a year following your surgery, your stomach will hold only a small amount of food.
The patients that are most successful at keeping their weight off are the ones that abide by this diet the longest. Many long-term gastric bypass patients will have at least one protein shake daily just to keep the protein intake up without consuming a lot of calories. The liquid protein diet can have a great deal to do with how successful your surgery is in the long-term.
Liquid diet for gastric bypass patients is an important part of our recovery and shaping your new life as a thin person. Protein shakes are quick and convenient and you should make them a regular part of your diet. The habits you form after your surgery will help shape your future, so make sure you make them good ones.
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Marjorie is an author that enjoys writing about health and finance. You can visit her latest publication at Gastric Bypass Diet. Also, find information on how to Bariatric Surgery Diet.
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