After Bariatric surgery your eating habits change, your activity level changes, face it, everything changes. You will have a new outlook on life however; you will still have the challenges of making the necessary behavioral changes that are required with a Bariatric surgery. Probably the biggest challenge for any patient is becoming accustomed to their new diet.

After Bariatric surgery you will be well verse by your medical care staff on what you can eat, how much you can eat and when you can eat. You will almost have to get a military discipline mindset when it comes to your diet; it is just that important. Your stomach size has been reduced to the size of a walnut or a small egg. With that being said, it only goes to figure that it will not require much intake to fill it.

For the first few days after your Bariatric surgery, you will not be allowed to eat anything then gradually food will be introduced again. It will be done in progression from a strictly liquid diet for a couple days (about 6 small liquid meals a day), then a puree diet for up to four days (4 small meals a day), maybe longer depending on healing process, and then on to soft foods. You will be on a strict soft food diet for 8 weeks, and possibly longer depending on how well you have healed or if you have had any complications along the way. You will be then restricted to the normal three meals a day routine. Throughout the entire dietary progression, you will be allowed minute sips of liquid throughout the day not just at meal times. A dietitian will instruct you on what food you can eat and exact amounts. You will also have to start taking vitamin supplements.

The first 8 weeks it is vital that you follow the dietary instructions very closely, not only will they help you heal faster but also start training you in a new healthier dietary routine that you will need to follow for the remainder of your life. That may sound extreme however by committing to a lifelong change in your dietary and eating habits will be the catapult to a healthier you and a longer life.

Some guidelines you will be required to follow are:

? Eat small portions: After your Bariatric surgery, you will be lucky if your stomach can even hold one ounce of food and even a few months down the road, it will only be able to hold a cup to a cup and a half of food per meal. Over extending these limits will cause you severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and increase your caloric intake, the very reason you gained the weight.

? Slow down the speed in which you eat and drink: The first time you wolf down a meal you will experience the unpleasant effect of what is known as the dumping syndrome and you will begin to experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and sweating. Avoid food with high fat and sugar and take at least 30 minutes to eat a meal and even longer to drink one cup of liquid.

? Chew food slowly: Now is the time to instill grandma’s rule of chewing each bite 100 times. The opening in your intestine to your stomach is very small and if food is not chewed properly, you could obstruct the opening and cause vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain.

? Drink liquids between meals: This will help prevent dehydration as well as dumping syndrome. Recommended liquid intake is 6 to 8 cups (48 to 64 ounces) of fluids a day.

? Slowly incorporate new foods: After Bariatric surgery, not all foods will fair the same as they did pre-op and can cause serious discomfort to you and your body. So when you are adventurous, take only a teaspoon of the new food and see how it does on your body. Give it a day and if you have no ill side effects, you can begin to incorporate it into your diet as long as it is healthy.

? Take your vitamin and mineral supplements. You risks serious deficiencies if you do not that will lead on to other more serious complications.

Bariatric surgery can help you lose a significant amount of weight however its success also depends on you and your commitment to making the necessary lifelong changes in your dietary and exercise habits.

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