Gastric Bypass Diet After

Diet recommendations after gastric bypass surgery or other weight-loss surgery vary depending on the type of surgery, where the surgery is performed and your individual situation.

Most commonly, the gastric bypass diet has four phases to help you ease back into eating solid foods. How quickly you move from one step to the next depends on how fast your body heals and adjusts to the change in eating patterns. You can usually start eating regular foods with a firmer texture about three months after surgery.

After gastric bypass or other weight-loss surgery, you must pay extra attention to signs that you feel hungry or full. You may develop some food intolerances or aversions.

Gastric bypass diet: What to eat after the surgery

Definition

The gastric bypass diet is designed for people who are recovering from gastric bypass surgery to help them heal and change their eating habits. Your doctor or a registered dietitian can help you with a gastric bypass diet by guiding meal planning.

A gastric bypass diet specifies what type and how much food you can eat at each meal. Closely following your gastric bypass diet can help you lose weight safely.

Purpose

The gastric bypass diet has several purposes:

To allow the staple line in your stomach to heal without being stretched by the food you eat
To get you accustomed to eating the smaller amounts of food that can be digested comfortably and safely in your smaller stomach
To help you lose weight and avoid gaining excess weight
To avoid side effects and complications