Eating schedule after gastrectomy

Have you recently undergone sleeve gastrectomy and would like to know your eating schedule after gastric bypass surgery? Learn more about it and the most crucial guidelines that must be followed by reading this article.

Following gastric bypass surgery, you should follow the eating schedule detailed below:

Eating schedule after gastrectomy

Following gastric bypass surgery, there are four stages to the eating plan. The transition from one stage to another takes place according to the instructions of the doctor and nutritionist, and it is divided according to the following:

stage	Time frame	Diet
level 1	Week 1 - 2	clear liquid food system
Stage 2 (a)	Week 3	Complete liquid food system
Phase 2b	Week 4	Pureed food system
Stage 3	Month 2 - 3	Soft food system
Stage 4	4th month - for life	installation system

Details about the eating schedule after gastric bypass surgery

In the sections below, you'll find a detailed explanation of each stage:

1. Phase 1

Liquid diet during the first and second week after the operation:

• Drink 6-8 cups of water daily.
• To prevent diarrhoea and nausea, consume up to 2 cups of fruit juices like apple, cherry, and grape that have been diluted with water.
• Eat beef, vegetable, chicken or any other clear broth.
• Drink additional liquids, such as decaffeinated tea and coffee, flavoured still water without carbonation, low-calorie drinks without sugar, and frozen juice bars.

2. Phase 2 (a)

When you should proceed to this stage, which is typically in the third week, the doctor will advise you:

• Continue to drink 6-8 cups of water daily.
• Add skim milk, protein powder, cream-based soup, fat-free yoghurt, and sugars to your diet as liquids.
• Drink 1/2 cup of liquid at each meal.

3. Phase 2 (b)

This stage involves eating pureed and soft foods: 

• Start by including foods high in protein in your diet. Women should eat 50-60g of protein and men 60-70g.
• With at least 6 cups of water, consume a chewable vitamin and mineral supplement.
• Eat low- fat or fat-free yogurt without added sugar.
• Consider a chicken, celery, potato, mushroom, or nonfat, creamy soup.
• Drink skim milk with protein powder.
• Start by blending reduced-fat or fat-free ricotta or cottage cheese.
• Meats that have been pureed include beef, chicken, fish, tuna, and turkey.
• Avoid broccoli, cauliflower, and other fibrous vegetables; instead, try pureed potatoes, squash, bananas, canned fruits, cantaloupe, peaches, tomatoes, pears, pineapples, carrots, and spinach.
• Drink natural fruit juices.

4. Phase 3

During this stage, more solid foods can be eaten: 

• Drink plenty of fluids and water.
• Eat 3 small meals a day.
• Purchase a low-fat serving of fish, shellfish, or soup with ground beef, turkey, or chicken breasts.
• Eat grains, starches, rice, pasta and noodles.
• Choose low-fat cheese and hard-boiled eggs.
• Consume cooked vegetables, baked potatoes, canned fruit, fresh fruit without the skin, and stay away from fibrous vegetables, skins, and seeds.

5. Phase 4

It is possible to resume regular eating habits at this point:

• Eat three balanced meals a day and drink calorie-free liquids in between.
• Avoid foods that are high in fat, sugar, and lack vitamins and nutrients.
• Continue to take multivitamin and mineral supplements.
• Eat lean meat, fish and poultry.
• Try low-fat dairy products, low-fat starches and whole grains.
• Eat vegetables and fruits

General guidelines for eating schedule after gastrectomy

These are some guidelines that must be taken into account when following the eating schedule after gastric bypass surgery:

• Spend 30 minutes eating and 30 to 60 minutes drinking 1 cup of liquid slowly.
• Eat less fried food and less spicy food if your stomach can't handle it.
• Stay away from sugary and fatty foods.
• Focus on eating protein-rich foods.
• Chew food well.
• More than drinking fluids either before or after meals.
• Take vitamins and minerals recommended by your doctor.

When should you visit the doctor?

In the event of an imbalance or issues with the eating schedule following a gastrectomy, a doctor should be consulted. The following situations:

• Feeling dizzy and dizzy.
• Weight gain or stop losing weight.
• Frequent diarrhea.
• Feeling tired all the time.
• Vomiting after eating .