How long until I can eat a regular diet again after having gastric bypass?
For the first two weeks after your surgery you can expect to be ordered on a straight liquid diet- broths, sugar-free gelatin, etc. For the next 3 months or so strict monitoring of diet is crucial. Your dietician should help guide you into gradually increasing the types of food you may eat. After a total of 4 months post-op, you should be able to eat on an unrestricted diet. However, this is weight loss surgery, and your individual success is contingent on how you treat yourself in the months and years to follow. How long until I can resume regular activities like going to work or sexual activity? – Again, depending upon which procedure you have just undergone, you are definitely going to want at least 1-2 weeks off of work. If you’ll be getting gastric bypass, plan to be away from work anywhere from 2-4 weeks. As for sexual activity, feel free to resume as soon as you feel comfortable; which will probably be around the time that your stitches/sutures heal completely.
