A proper gastric sleeve diet will allow you to lose the most weight and keep it off over the long-term. Learn what you can and can't eat during each stage of the pre-op and recovery process, along with meal ideas, vitamin requirements, and patient tips t
Gastric sleeve surgery, also called the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG), is performed by removing a large portion of the stomach to create a long pouch that connects the esophagus to the small intestine. The pouch is stapled and the rest of the stomach is removed. Some surgeons take an ad...
Bariatric Surgery has seen many changes in the last decade. The overall trend has shifted from Gastric Band to Gastric bypass, then Sleeve Gastrectomy and now the Mini Gastric Bypass or One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass. Mini Gastric Bypass seems to be having all the characteristics of a Lap...
Roux-En-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy does not affect food preferences when assessed by an ad libitum buffet meal. Obes Surg. 2017;27(10):2599–605. Article Google Scholar Boyer M, Mitchell PL, Poirier P, Alméras N, Tremblay A, Bergeron J, et al. Impact of a one-year ...
Stop or change your medications 1 week before surgery (details below) You can only consume clear liquids 2 days before surgery (no food!) You cannot eat or drink on the day you have surgery There are three big reasons to start your pre-op gastric bypass diet at least 3 weeks before sur...