Questions about diet are the most common in patients opting for bariatric weight loss
- Pre-surgery
diet
The pre-surgery diet is typically high in protein and low in carbohydrates. The function of this diet is to promote healing and help reduce the amount of fat in and around the individual’s liver and abdomen. Losing weight before surgery keeps an individual safe during the procedure, while also training the individual for the post-surgery diet.
- Post-surgery dietThe post surgery diet consists of stages, each one having its own set of diet variables. The gastroenterologist or dietician involved in the individual’s treatment will decide how long each stage will last. Control is the key here, which can be challenging, especially with weight loss surgery in India, because people here have an innate capability of not conforming to solid, helpful advice, even when doing so harms them. But I digress, here are the stages of a typical post-surgery diet.
- Stage One: Liquid Diet, consisting of decaffeinated coffee and tea, skimmed milk, thin soup and broth and unsweetened juice.
- Stage Two: Pureed Diet, consisting of foods pureed in a blender.
- Stage Three: Soft Diet, consisting of soft-boiled eggs, ground meat, cooked white fish and canned fruits.
- Stage Four: Stabilization, where solid food is introduced into the diet. Food will still be needed to be chopped into small bits. Foods that are hard to digest still need to be avoided.
Bariatric surgery in India has become quite popular, and
can be found not only in hospitals in metropolitan cities, but also in cities
like Patna, although there are only certain multi-specialty hospitals in Patna where it is
available. Weight loss surgery cost in
India is still relatively less compared to other countries, although still
considered to be a bit much by people here. Bariatric surgical treatment in Patna, India may cost
from anywhere from 2.5 lakhs to 5 lakhs.
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