The Gastric Bypass Diet
The gastric bypass diet has four distinct stages to it. This is the diet you will be started on after you have had a gastric bypass procedure. At first it will not be easy to ingest anything so naturally it will start off very mild and slightly increase as you begin to recover from the gastric bypass.
Stage 1 is where you only ingest clear liquids. And as it sounds you will only drink clear fluids like water, apple juice, teas, and things like broth. This will begin immediately after your gastric bypass and will last for about 1-2 days.
Stage 2 is where you will transition to full liquids like those meal replacement drinks. Things like slim fast or carnation instant breakfast type stuff. You’ll also be started on multi-vitamins and this will last for about 2 weeks like this.
Stage 3 is where you begin on soft foods like puddings and purees. The whole point of this stage of the gastric bypass diet is to ingest soft foods that are high in protein. You can have things like scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, tuna fish, oatmeal, etc… The food needs to be soft so as to be easy on your new smaller sensitive stomach.
Next is stage 4 where you will begin on your so called regular diet. This is the final stage in the gastric bypass diet and normall you’ll get to this point about 8 weeks out from your gastric bypass. You’ll be watching what you eat and you’ll be taking vitamin supplements for the rest of your life.
