After surgery, it is important to follow dietary guidelines to assure proper healing and adequate nutrition.

Immediately after surgery you will follow a liquid diet and avoid any liquids containing sugar, carbonation (soda) and caffeine. You will then add pureed foods to your diet, gradually incorporating foods with texture. Generally most patients are eating small amounts of soft foods by post-operative week four or five.

All weight loss surgical procedures restrict the amount of food you can eat at one time. It is important that you eat nutritional foods and take protein supplements, vitamins and minerals after your surgery to help heal the incision and maintain your health. Supplemental requirements vary by individual. Your dietician will determine which supplements are appropriate for you and will provide a list of products to choose from.

You may regain some of the weight you will lose after surgery. Your own behavior is very important in the overall result. The surgical procedure is a tool, which when used properly, usually produces good results. However, the procedure does not automatically make you thinner.

We do not recommend that you drink alcohol on a regular basis. Alcohol can cause marginal ulcers in your stomach pouch, which could cause bleeding.

Weight loss surgery requires a lifelong commitment of following dietary guidelines, vitamin and mineral supplement regimes and lifestyle changes to maintain your weight loss.

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