what is liquid diet?

sweetpea51 · July 23, 2007

Hi - can anyone tell me exactly what you can have right after the lap band surgery? i know there is a liquid you have to follow for a couple of weeks, right? What exactly can you have for this liquid diet? Thanks

vallin · July 23, 2007

I am new also my paper work was just sent today for precert but I recall seeing a thread specific to diet stages

faithmd · July 23, 2007

Hello sweet and vallin,

Tehre are various diet stages and every surgeon (it seems just about every one) is different in how long they want their patient at which stage and what they want them to eat or drink while in said stage. That is a question for the nutritionist or surgeon you choose to be banded by.

Also, many surgeons require a pre-op diet to shrink the liver to make it easier to handle and less likely to get torn during surgery. Again, most docs are different in what that diet is. Some require Optifast, some sugar free carnation instant Breakfast, some say Slim Fast and a Lean Cuisine. Still others suggest only fat free yogurt and cottage cheese. It all depends on your docs requirements, wish I could say more definitively. Those are good questions to ask in your info seminar.