Dr. Stewart's POST-op diet??

 
I will be traveling to have Dr. Stewart do my DS surgery.......so doubt I will be able to attend support groups or any other informative "classes" prior to surgery (although I am really going to try!).

Feel like I'm out of the loop on what to expect after surgery - as far as diet is concerned.

I will be going to 'classes' all day the day before surgery....but that seems too last minute to be prepared when I get home from the hospital with foods, etc.... that I can 'eat'.

So - those of you who had Dr. Stewart do your DS - what was the advice on eating after surgery??  All liquids for a while?  Soft foods until XXXX weeks out?  Dietary limitations???

Thanks so much for posting what YOU were told to do!!

I know every surgeon is different on what he/she suggests.....so wanted to see what Dr. Stewart's patients did. :-)

Yes....I already have it drummed into my head, "Sip, sip, sip....walk, walk, walk"!    
Other than that - what does Dr. Stewart say to eat/not eat?

TIA!!!
Julie

I didn't have the DS.... but when he did my RNY, as part of the nutrition classes they handed out a big white binder that contained a print out of each class and the various stages that you progress through afterwards.  It even contained a recipe section....   Since it's been over 4 years I can only hope that the book has gotten even bigger and better.....

 
Good to know I WILL get the info - but I was hoping for a clue before surgery.  I won't get this until the day before when I have "classes" all day.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Julie

Just as a reference, the book "Weightloss Surgery for Dummies" is wonderful. Covers all surgeries, what to expect before and after, meal plans, recipies. After a year I gave mine to a friend and now am going to buy another and I am almost 3 yrs out!!
Meggie

here you go... straight from his website... it has how long each stage is, and the diet for each stage.


http://www.weightlosssurgeon.com/bariatric-surgery-guide/the-first-few-weeks

-Kim T

 
Thanks you!!!  

I feel like a goofball.  Don't know how I missed that.  

Probably read it so long ago I forgot it was on his site.  

Thanks again for posting the link!!
Julie

LOL... No problem... I am sure that you are just getting excited about your upcomming surgery... I am happy for you.  Now you can go shopping.

-Kim T

 Hi Julie,

 In case you get no responses here (probably more likely on the DS forum - did you post there too?), here are my surgeon's post-DS dietary instructions (please don't mind the broken English in some places, and not sure why the mention about "dumping" for us!):

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IMPORTANT

It’s forbidden to use sugar to avoid "dumping syndrome.  It can make your stomach  empty very fast then you can  feel nausea, vomit, diarrhea, sweats, or your blood pressure can be down.  Every food has to avoid regular sugar.

 

·           Some patients can have problems using lactose and have the same effects in          their bodies like nausea.  If this happens to you, avoid regular milk and try soy    milk . The regular milk has lactose but cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese does not, so    you will be able to eat these  

·           Avoid drinks with bubbles (gas), sodas and beer.  Avoid too foods like beans,          broccoli, corn, green beans, green pepper, cabbage. Those kinds of food can make           gas in your stomach and cause you to be uncomfortable.  

            Avoid acidic foods like coffee, oranges, lemon, pineapple, tomato, tomato sauce.

·           Avoid food with fat like butter, fried foods, ice cream, chocolates. These can cause   diarrhea.

·           The evolution of each patient is different. If this diet is not good for you, stop the    diet and come back to the beginning of the treatment - just liquids. The important         thing is avoiding discomfort for you.

·           Ingest foods in the environment (room) temperature, neither hot, nor cold 

            The soups if it is possible, should be home made. Just if it is possible

·           When you’re are eating, do this very slowly.

·           Inges****er between the meals but you can not ingest more then 100ml to 200ml             for the first week

 

First Week

     Just liquids

-           100 ml every 1 hour.

Time	Food	Quantity
8:00	coconu****er, juices or soy juices	100 ml
9:00	gatorade, coconu****er, juices or soy juices	100 ml
10:00	Gatorade, coconu****er, juices or soy juices	100 ml
11:00	soups	100 ml
12:00	soups	100 ml
13:00	diet jello or juices or coconu****er	100 ml
14:00	juices coconu****er	100 ml
15:00	Juices, coconu****er or Gatorade	100 ml
16:00	the same	100 ml
17:00	the same	100 ml
18:00	soups	100 ml
19:00	soups	100 ml
20:00	diet jello juices or coconu****er	100 ml
21:00	the same	100 ml
22:00	Gatorade,  juices or coconu****er	100 ml

 

notes·      

the juice has to be without pieces the soups too.

·          

Second week

          Liquid diet

-           100 ml every hour.

Time	Food	Quantity
8:00	fruit with milk blended	100 ml
9:00	tea, juices, or coconu****er	100 ml
10:00	tea, juice coconu****er or Gatorade	100 ml
11:00	vegetables soups beans soups or another kind you like without pieces	100 ml
12:00	soups	100 ml
13:00	diet jello, juices or coconu****er	100 ml
14:00	the same plus gatorade	100 ml
15:00	you can blender one kind of fruit with milk without any pieces.	100 ml
16:00	tea, juices or coconu****er	100 ml
17:00	the same plus Gatorade	100 ml
18:00	soups	100 ml
19:00	soups	100 ml
20:00	diet jello, juices or coconu****er	100 ml
21:00	the same or Gatorade	100 ml
22:00	the same plus tea	100 ml

 

notes:

·          every food has to be blended or without any pieces.

·          .

Third week

-           Pureed diet

-           200 ml 6 times per day.

Time	Food	Quantity
7:00	blend a fruit with milk more pureed or thin porridge