The Diet after gastric bypass that you will need to follow comes in several phases. Leading up to your normal everyday diet. This is phase I and II, full liquid diet. The information I will be sharing here is based on my personal experience.
This is the diet regimen I was given. Along with basic post-op diet principals. Again, the weight loss surgery I chose was laparoscopic roux en y gastric bypass surgery. Your physician will give you the diet he or she feels is best for you.
Phase I Clear Liquid Diet (In Hospital)
Diet after Gastric Bypass
Water, diluted unsweetened apple juice, sugar free gelatin (not red), decaffeinated unsweetened
tea.
Once approved by your doctor you may have 1 ounce of these liquids every hour as tolerated.
Once you tolerate 1 ounce every hour you may progress to 2 ounces every hour.
It is important that anytime you start to feel full you need to STOP drinking.
You must remember to sip your drink slowly and never use a straw.
Phase II Full Liquid Diet (1-2 weeks)
Diet after Gastric Bypass
Drink at least 6-8 cups of water or low calorie beverages a day between high protein beverages.
(Remember to avoid carbonation, caffeine, and citrus)
You need to get a minimum of 6o grams of protein each day !
The following are examples of protein sources that should be included on the Full Liquid Diet.
1cup fat free or 1% milk = 8 grams protein
1cup Soy milk or low fat lactose free milk = 8 grams protein
No sugar added breakfast drink made with fat free or 1% milk = 12 grams protein
1cup of strained low fat cram soup made with milk (no tomato, mushroom or corn)
Commercial protein supplements as suggested by your surgeon
To help boost your protein intake add non fat powdered milk to the above liquids.
1Tbsp. = 3 grams protein , 25 calories
Phase II Full Liquid Diet Sample Meal Plan
Diet after Gastric Bypass
This meal plan provides 60 grams of protein and 6-8 cus of fluid.
Meals should last at least 30 minutes.
Breakfast 8AM
¼ cup breakfast drink made with fat free milk = 3grams protein
3 Tbsp non fat powdered milk = 9grams protein
Liquid between meal
9 AM 1 cup water or low calorie beverage
10 AM ¼ cup creamy peanut butter shake = 5 grams protein (look for recipe on recipe page)
11 AM 1 cup fat free milk = 8 grams protein
Lunch 12PM
¼ cup breakfast drink made with fat free milk = 3 grams protein
3 Tbsp non fat powdered milk = 9 grams protein
Liquid between meal
1 PM 1 cup water or low calorie beverage
2 PM ¼ cup creamy peanut butter shake = 5 grams protein
3 PM 1 cup fat free milk = 8 grams protein
4 PM yogurt smoothie = 6 grams protein Look for recipe on recipe page)
5 PM water or low calorie beverage
Dinner 6 PM
¼ cup yogurt smoothie 6 = grams protein
Evening Liquid
1-2 cups water or low calorie beverage
Total Protein 62 = grams protein
Everything should be sipped SLOWLY. If you feel full STOP
When following a diet after gastric bypass it's not always easy.
This is a rough time. Of course you are still in a lot of pain and adjusting to your new body. You don't really feel like drinking all that they are asking you to but do your best to avoid problems like dehydration and becoming weak. You don't want to end up back in the hospital.
Because this is such a difficult time I thought this might be a good place to add a fun link, It's a link that simulates what you will look like after you loose weight by sticking to your after gastric bypass diet !