What to Eat After Weight Loss Surgery

While your food choices will be limited after a gastric bypass procedure, you do have some options during the recovery and maintenance phases.

Bariatric surgery alters the shape and size of the stomach pouch, and many foods you enjoyed before the procedure will no longer be appropriate for your new body. Most doctors recommend you don’t eat anything for at least 48 hours after surgery, and you will slowly introduce pureed and soft foods for up to a month after that.

If you’ve recently had a gastric bypass procedure or are planning for treatment, here are the foods and eating habits to introduce into your daily routine:
Foods to Eat After Weight Loss Surgery

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Pureed foods right after surgery. Pureed food is especially important right after weight loss surgery when your stomach is particularly sensitive. Pureed foods require very little effort to digest and can be absorbed easily. Your bariatric surgeon may recommend a strictly pureed food diet for up to four weeks after surgery, so start stocking up on recipes and brands of baby food that suit your palate.
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