What Is a Post Gastric Bypass Diet?
A post gastric bypass diet is essentially the diet plan a patient is required to stick with after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. In the early weeks, the diet is very restrictive because the stomach is sensitive and not able to hold many solid foods after being cut open and stitched back together. Liquids are generally the first thing offered on the diet, followed by light solids and eventually progressing to a low fat diet plan. The first 24 hours after surgery, the post gastric bypass diet is usually made up of clear liquids. This includes water, apple juice, flat sodas, broths, sugar-free Jell-O®, and sometimes orange juice. These restrictions are to get the stomach used to holding food and liquids again by introducing it to things that are easy to digest.
