| Lap band surgeries are considered to be one of the | | | | in nutritional value. Fruits and vegetables require to be |
| effective means of ensuring the loss of body weight. It | | | | de-seeded and se-skinned before consumption and |
| is to be remembered that surgical procedures are not | | | | hamburgers, pork and steaks are to be avoided. In fact |
| at all recommended for every individual who is | | | | spicy and fried foods and high fiber foods like sweet |
| overweight but rather in order to undertake a surgical | | | | potato, celery, onions and spices are absolutely banned |
| procedure one is usually required to calculate one's BMI | | | | from consumption. One of the major constituents of |
| or body mass index. In case of lap band surgeries, a | | | | the diet of an individual who has undergone lap band |
| silicon band is placed on the upper part of the stomach | | | | surgery is proteins. It is to be mentioned here that |
| to form a sort of a small pouch while it is connected to | | | | medical practitioners' advice the consumption of 50 to |
| the lower part of the stomach by means of a narrow | | | | 60 grams of protein regularly to prevent deficiency of |
| opening. The main purpose of the lap band surgery is | | | | protein which can lead to anxiety, muscle weakness, |
| to constrict the size of the stomach which would | | | | hair loss, depression, anemia and even death. |
| reduce food consumption thus leading to loss of | | | | In the beginning, only a liquid diet is suggested and |
| weight. Here, the pouch is easily filled by food and | | | | slowly with the passage of time, solids are introduced |
| since the opening to the lower part is quite narrow, the | | | | once the new stomach is accustomed with the kind of |
| food takes a lot of time to travel to the lower part and | | | | food consumed. In case of having difficulty in |
| therefore hunger is suppressed ably. However, once | | | | consuming solid food, one must return to the liquid diet |
| the surgical procedure is completed, an individual is not | | | | again. Water drinking at regular intervals is mandatory |
| allowed to return to a normal diet and in fact he is set | | | | as it aids hydration and even the intake of larger |
| on a liquid diet for a while after which solid food are | | | | capsules as medicine is prevented. They should be |
| introduced later. Post surgery the stomach is capable | | | | broken down into smaller forms to aid chewing and |
| of holding about 4 to 6 ounces per meal and therefore | | | | swallowing. |
| it means that food content to be taken in must be high | | | | |