Post-Surgery Support

We believe that the key to the best outcome is a long-term continuous relationship with the patient. Our team is committed to following patients for the rest of their lives as they work to keep their weight off and live healthily. That includes expert nutritional care, follow-up medical visits with surgeons and nurses and attending support groups.

Nutritional Education
Nutritional guidelines are designed to improve the chance of long-term success in weight loss following surgery. Patients who do not stick to the guidelines cannot reach their weight loss goals and might fail to maintain weight loss.

Most patients are instructed to eat 1/4 cup (2 ounces) of food at a meal. As time goes on, patients may me able to eat more. Most people can eat approximately one cup of food after a year or more following surgery.

Specific guidelines are tailored for individual patients, but here are general ones:

Chew solid food thoroughly and eat very slowly.
Wait two to three minutes after swallowing before taking another bite of food.
Meat cannot be digested unless it is ground or chewed thoroughly.
Don't drink fluids while eating because they fill the stomach before enough food is consumed.
Don’t eat desserts and other items with sugar if they have more than 3 to 5 grams per serving size.
Avoid carbonated drinks, high-calorie nutritional supplements, milk shakes, foods high in fat, and foods that have no nutritional value.
Avoid alcohol.
Limit snacking between meals.

Ask a Dietitian your nutritional questions
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