Will I Gain Weight Again After Surgery?
Bariatric surgery is not an inpatient weight loss method. Surgery is just the beginning. It allows you to easily lose the weight that you cannot lose by diet or other methods. So will I gain weight again? If you do not change your lifestyle in the long term (right diet and activity), you unfortunately run the risk of gaining weight again .
Then you can think like this:
If I will always have to be careful in the long term, if I will have to change my lifestyle, “Well then, what does the surgery do? Can't I do this without surgery?'' Yes, you're already having surgery because you can't do it. It's not just that you failed. This is the case for most people.
Gastric sleeve surgeries act by reducing the stomach capacity, impairing the absorption of nutrients, or by both mechanisms. You eat a little and you feel full and you feel full. Since the ghrelin hormone, which triggers hunger, is also suppressed with this surgery, you will lose weight comfortably without feeling hungry for a long time. After the surgery, the dominance is in your newly formed stomach for a long time. You can't eat too much even if you want to.
This process is an opportunity to rehabilitate yourself, an opportunity to relearn how to eat right and eat right. Some of the patients who do not make good use of this rehabilitation period and think that they will lose weight on the bed for the rest of their life are at risk of gaining weight again in the long term. In this respect, instead of waiting for everything from the surgery to stay at your target weight after the surgery, making good use of the postoperative period and always being in close contact with the team that operated on you will help you a lot for long-term success.
Awareness is the most important keyword in long-term success. We operate on the stomach, but unfortunately we cannot operate on the brain. You will achieve this on this journey and your team will always be by your side. You will be updated by attending patient support meetings and you will always keep your awareness fresh.
Liquid Diet Period After Obesity Surgery After leaving the hospital, a diet is first started with liquid food. When taking liquid food, you should take it in small sips. During the liquid diet period :
- You can drink kefir. It will be good if you have constipation problem.
- Consume plenty of water.
- Be careful not to drink coffee.
- You can drink herbal tea.
- Do not consume cold food, everything should be warm.
- 100 ml of liquid should be consumed in 30 minutes.
- You can take protein powder or a food supplement.
- Those who do not like to drink milk can consume soy milk.
Puree Diet Period After Obesity Surgery
After the liquid food period, you should start the puree diet with the approval of the doctor and dietitian. The puree diet period is the period in which foods should be consumed by crushing with a robot or a fork. Some patients may experience a feeling of congestion and nausea during this period. The aim of this period is to form the habit of chewing food thoroughly and to create awareness of snacks. During the puree diet period:
- Consume protein foods such as yogurt, milk, cottage cheese, boiled egg white, soup, meat, kefir, meatballs.
- Have 2-2.5 hours between meals.
- Do not consume solid and liquid foods at the same time.
- You can eat fruit puree, except for sour and acidic fruits.
- Consume less salt
- Avoid spicy, garlic, lemon foods
- Eat in small portions.
- Tarhana soup, lentil soup, vegetable soup, etc. you can consume.
- Do not consume rice, pasta, raw vegetables and nuts for the first three months.
Strict Diet Period After Bariatric Surgery
A solid diet period begins about 1 month after the sleeve gastrectomy operation . Now the patient has gained the habit of chewing in the pastry period. This period is very important for the patient to stay fit. During the strict diet period :
- Consume fiber-containing products along with regular foods.
- Prefer cheese and eggs in the morning, legumes, vegetables, meat, chicken, fish in the afternoon and evening.
- You can start drinking decaf coffee.
- Drink as much water as the amount of coffee you drink.
- Tomato paste, raw vegetables, garlic, etc. without the recommendation of a dietitian. Do not consume foods.
Important Points in Healthy Eating
Healthy eating habits should be a part of your life. Do not delay your doctor and dietitian checks. Eliminate sugary and acidic drinks from your life. Adopt your doctor's nutritional list and follow it as best you can. This life is yours, you deserve to live it in the best way possible.
