Question:
How may grams of protein are required to avoid deficiency?

Does anyone know the amout of protein that a person that is post-op should have on a daily basis and well as a per meal basis?    — Mary M. (posted on October 2, 2003)

October 2, 2003
The dietition that I saw recommends 65 grams of protein per day.
   — Shannon P.

October 2, 2003
I am two months post op, so i need more protein than someone that is 12 months out. But my dietrician told me we should have between 70 and 100 gms of protein daily. I think if you were to have only 60 gms a day it may catch up with you and start to show some signs, like tiredness.
   — cindy

October 2, 2003
I am nearly eight months out and my dietician told me last week that i should get 60-80g per day.
   — Delores S.

October 2, 2003
There is a formula somewhere, based on body weight. Perhaps someone else knows what it is. Even if I knew what the formula was, I don't know that I would trust it--I'm suppoosing that it was designed with people with full digestive systems in mind. Numbers that I see commonly given are 60 to 100 grams per day--quite a range. You're better off to seek advice from your doc or dietitian about what you need.
   — Vespa R.

October 2, 2003
Like everyone says...each doctor/dietician will vary in opinions. I have been getting about 100+ grams of protein in for about 4 months now. It seems to work well for me. I get 81 from supplements and the rest from food. I've heard that you should not exceed 30 grams per sitting/serving, so I split my protein supplement up to 3x a day (27g per serving).
   — Amy A.

October 2, 2003
Vespa is right that the X.X g protein for X.Xkg body wt are nice for normal, stable people who just want to live normal lives. Doesn't apply to anyone who is body building, or ill, or trying to gain or lose wt, or who is losing a large amount of wt. And even then, there are 3 formulas! One determinint is the typeof surgery. RNY? How much was bypassed OR how much common channel do you have? How much wt do you want to lose? How much appetite control do you want? How do you want to feel? Are you a minimalist or a maximist, so to speak? Do you want to do the minimum or "be all you can be"? You don't need to answer these questions publicly, of course, just in your head. I base my own protein on what my surgeon suggests for my surgery (as a minimum, 150g) PLUS what it takes to make my skin fit right (I dunno, that's the only way I can describe it), and makes me feel better, which is slightly more than he recommends.
   — vitalady