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8 Guidelines for diet, eating after weight loss surgery
You will need to adjust your diet because of the changes that were made
to your stomach during surgery. It is very important to adhere to
your surgeon's diet recommendations. Some common recommendations
include:
Chew your food slowly and thoroughly, to reduce it to very small pieces. You may want to grind your meat before eating it.
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Wait two to three minutes between bites.
- Drink fluids at
a time other than when you are eating, to avoid a premature
feeling of fullness that may make you feel like vomiting.
- Avoid eating
foods high in sugar and fat, such as nondiet soda, juices,
high-calorie nutritional supplements and milkshakes. Eating many
of these foods can lead to dumping syndrome, a rapid emptying of
the stomach into the small intestine that causes considerable
discomfort.
- On the other hand, you should
prioritize foods that contain high amounts of proteins, such as
fish, dairy products, meat, beans and legumes. You should also
try to eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits.
- Daily vitamin and mineral
supplements at higher than normally recommended doses are a
must, because you will not receive adequate nutrition from the
small amounts of food you eat.
You may wish to use vitamins in
liquid or chewable forms, because they cause less discomfort
than swallowing large solid vitamin pills.
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