Post Bariatric Life Care
Gastric sleeve post-op care and the necessary recommendations to follow a diet after bariatric surgeries.
When exercise and weight loss methods fail to reduce a patient’s weight, patients find themselves resorting to gastric bypass surgery. The patient then needs bariatric patient care regularly in order to preserve the results of the operation in the long term.
Tadawi Medical Center offers you gastric sleeve post-op care and the necessary recommendations to follow a diet after bariatric surgeries. We also provide nutritional supplements and compensatory therapy through injections or intravenous therapy to maintain the patient’s safety and ensure his return to a normal life.
What are the post-bariatric care guidelines?
- Get adequate rest and sleep.
- Walk and avoid lifting heavy weights.
- Take care to follow the diet after bariatric surgery.
- Eat four to six small, fat-free meals every day.
- Make sure to consume at least 1.5 litres of water per day.
- Take the antibiotics and other medications that your doctor has prescribed on schedule.
- Covering the wound, cleaning its place daily, and letting the bandage fall off naturally.
Does your stomach stay small after a gastric bypass?
It is difficult for the stomach to expand or return to its previous size after the gastrectomy, as the stomach expands slightly naturally over long periods of time, up to several years, without affecting the results of the operation.
However, if the patient overeats without following a balanced nutrition program after the sleeve gastrectomy, it causes pressure on the stomach, the operation’s outcomes are impacted, the stomach expands, and the patient could go back to his or her pre-operative condition.
What happens the first week after gastric bypass?
Post-gastric bypass symptoms start in the first week. It is normal to feel fatigued, nausea, difficulty sleeping, and post-surgical pain. Additionally, there is a general weakness and loss of appetite.
The patient may experience dizziness, flatulence, and mood swings. But with bariatric surgery post-op care, you will avoid side effects and reduce the feeling of pain, and the patient’s diet after bariatric surgery plays a major role in accelerating their recovery.
What is the best exercise after bariatric surgery?
The patient should practice simple physical activities and avoid lifting weights. Doctors recommend walking, swimming, and cycling as simple choices that do not cause major strain on the body.
What is the fastest way to recover from bariatric surgery?
Bariatric surgery post-op care is an effective method that hastens the speed of recovery. The doctor’s instructions that are compatible with your health condition are what shorten the recovery period and enable you to resume your normal life as soon as possible.
The attending doctor concentrates on the following techniques:
- Promote the body’s blood circulation and blood flow by walking to prevent the formation of blood clots.
- Accelerate the wound healing process by adopting therapeutic nutrition post-bariatric surgery in specified quantities.
- Regular and continuous bariatric surgery aftercare, especially after the appearance of serious complications and symptoms.
What is the post-gastrectomy diet that the patient should follow?
- Focus on consuming foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals, and proteins, such as chicken, fish, meat, eggs, milk, and cheese.
- Reduce the size of the meals, eat small portions frequently, and avoid consuming high-fat and high-calorie foods.
- Refrain from eating processed and canned foods, and fast food, and instead opt for healthy natural foods like vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
- Drink fluids continuously throughout the day, and avoid drinking fluids after eating for 30 minutes to an hour to avoid affecting the digestion process.
What is the compensatory treatment after a gastrectomy?
Post-gastric bypass reparative therapy involves taking nutritional supplements, vitamins, and minerals that may be difficult for the patient to obtain from food, including iron, calcium, vitamin B12, and vitamin D.
Replenishment therapy may also include intravenous injections or needles to obtain essential nutrients. For the body, the physician tailors reparative therapy to each patient based on their health and needs.
Does Tadawi Medical Center offer a food program post-bariatric surgery?
Yes, Ideal Diet offers special diet programs for a month or so depending on the patient’s needs.
After surgery, patients progress in phases depending on the doctor’s instructions. The diet includes a series of forms of food including liquid for the early days, then soft pureed foods, protein shakes then slowly you progress into regular meals but with a focus on high protein.
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