Hi everyone

I am 6 days pre surgery and would like the heads up on what i should have in my fridge/cupboard post surgery so day 4 or 5 when they release me

Thanks in advance xx

Great question! I would like to know as well. October 12th sleever here!

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After RNY gastric bypass surgery, your meal volume size is so small that you will not need very much food. The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. Food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

Weight loss is achieved after surgery through volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as Protein shakes.

Your taste buds may change after surgery. Food, Water, fluids and protein shakes that you had no problem consuming prior to surgery may taste different, even revulsive. So be willing to experiment until you find those that you can tolerate. Experimentation is the key. As you work through the various stages, each stage has its series of changes. Have a pill crusher/pill splitter on hand because you may find it difficult to swallow in the beginning.

Yeah chewing my meds in order to swallow them was more than disgusting but had to do what I needed to take them when dissolving them wasn't an option.

Look for an app called the bariatric pyramid. It shows you what you should have on hand. Hope this helps

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I had my Vitamins, Protein shake mix, eggs, baby food.

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My staples the first few days were -

sugar free pudding

Greek Yogurt

V8

Crystal Light

chicken Stock/broth

Sugar Free Jello

You will not believe how little will fill you up. Like 1 ounce of yogurt. Baby spoons or demitasse spoons helped. Also, write down your Water intake. The pain meds made me loopy and if I didn't write it all down, I lost track.

A ton of measuring cups. I can't keep enough clean around here.

- I would make sure you have a good home made chicken broth. The crap in the can or box tastes like dirty dishwater. Make some now using chicken, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Strain it into containers.

I lived on it for the first 3 weeks.

- SF Jello, sf popsicles, sf pudding, 1% cottage cheese (small curd), greek yogurt

Also that first week i was on a clear liquid diet...no Protein shakes. They had me sipping unsweetened apple juice mixed half and half with Water in addition to chicken broth, water, popsicles, jello.

Thank you so much James Marusek. Your a big help!!

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Amylou your a big help! Thank you!!

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Thank you all so much thats an awesome help now i know what to have on hand Surgery in T-2days!!!!!

I have been advised ,as I will be on pureefied/liquid diet for 4 weeks, to cook and purée stuff now and either make it in ice cube trays, as 3 cubes will be enough for a meal so you can just defrost them as you want them.

I have puréed cauliflower with low fat cream cheese mixed in,yams,parsnips and carrots, all separately, I have done the same with cod and put a white sauce with it then I can just add a cube of mash and a cube of veggies. You can purify meat ,chicken,and fish then add gravy or sauce with them to make them more liquids.

So at least I haven't got to worry about mu husband trying to do everything bless him.

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I can't find the bariatric pyramid app. Is it for Apple or droid?

Edited October 11, 20169 yr by xenaw71