Gastric Bypass Diet
After a gastric bypass your stomach will physically be able to hold less food not to mention the sensitivity changes that your body will go through so to say that your diet will change is an understatement.
It’s very important that you get vitamins and minerals in your diet after a gastric bypass as you will be prone to vitamin deficiencies due to the surgery. In fact, it is recommended by most doctors (please check with yours before taking anything) that you take a multivitamin and possibly an extra vitamin B12, iron, and calcium supplement due the lack thereof in the diet that you will be forced to be on after the gastric bypass.
The actual gastric bypass procedure will bring about a significant weight loss but the diet will maintain that weight loss so it’s very important to follow it and take it seriously to maintain your weight loss over time. The gastric bypass diet includes foods that are rich in protein and low in sugar, calories, fiber and fat.
It will take you awhile to get used to the new changes in the size of your stomach and during this transition period you might experience some complications that have been described as nausea, vomiting, dumping, uncomfortable fullness, dehydration and even ulcers.
The dehydration is something to be careful of and drinking plenty of fluids especially water is recommended throughout the day.
Later I’ll post some specifics on exactly what the gastric bypass diet consists of.
That’s it for now…
