Diet sheets
Diet before and after obesity surgery has to meet certain requirements. Patients before surgical treatment should maintain a protein rich diet for two weeks prior to surgery. After your operation diet will depend on the type of procedure performed, especially after malabsorptive surgery vitamine and micronutritient supplementation will be of great importance. On this side you will find detailed diet sheets for each individual procedure.
Eating and Drinking for Patients with a Gastric Balloon
You will feel full more quickly after the gastric balloon is inserted and filled.
Please heed the following:
Learn MoreDiet after Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD) with or without Duodenal Switch (DS)
This is a procedure of mixed character, which combines a vertical gastric resection with a malabsorption in the form of reduction of intestinal surface. The patient can no longer eat large meals. Moreover, part of the food which he eats is not...
Learn MoreDiet after Gastric Banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Even before gastric banding, the patient should correct his inappropriate eating habits. Prior to surgery, each patient should learn to chew every bite thoroughly. This extends the length of mealtimes (the longer it takes to eat a serving, the...
Learn MoreDiet after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Loop Gastric Bypass ( BII )
A gastric bypass is a type of bariatric procedure with a slight malabsorption component, in which the stomach is reduced and connected to the following segment of the jejunum. This procedure can be performed in persons who cannot reduce their...
Learn MoreDiet after a Sleeve Gastrectomy
This term refers exclusively to reduction of the stomach volume and has no influence on the uptake of nutrients which are contained in foods. Only coupling the surgical procedure and a change in lifestyle, including changing the eating habits,...
Learn MoreProtein-rich Diet (Liver-Shrinking-Diet)
Every patient who is preparing for surgical treatment of overweight should maintain a protein-rich diet. The diet should be started two weeks before the operation. Such a diet is characterized by a high protein content, low fat content and...
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