Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

Your Diet After Bariatric Surgery

Making good food choices and eating a balanced diet will help you shed pounds after bariatric surgery and maintain a healthy weight for life.

Your bariatric surgeon will advance you through each phase of the bariatric surgery diet plan — beginning right after surgery — until you’re ready for the final, lifelong phase.

The table below outlines the progression for most bariatric surgery patients. Remember, everyone is different and will progress at different speeds

Phase Timeframe:
Gastric Bypass Patients
Timeframe:
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Patients
1. Clear Liquid Diet Weeks 1 and 2 Week 1
2A. Full Liquid Diet N/A Week 2
Begin using protein supplements
2B. Pureed Diet Weeks 3 and 4
Begin using protein supplements
Week 3
3. Adaptive/Soft Diet Months 2 and 3 Weeks 4 and 5
4. Stabilization Diet Month 4 and Lifelong Week 6 and Lifelong

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