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3rd and 4th WEEKS AFTER SURGERY : PURE PERIOD

(For tube stomachs, the number of days of the week is 7 days,

The number of days per week for Gastric Bypass patients is 5 days) 

You are in your new diet period, which you will apply for two weeks between the 15th day and the 1st month of the surgery. During this period, you should eat the foods you consume with the help of a blender until they reach a puree consistency or crush them with a fork. From the first day you enter this period, you should feed by trying a new food every day. You should consume meals according to tolerance, and in case of discomfort, you should remove that food from your diet for a while. You have to get into the habit of chewing well. After trying all the dishes in order, you can increase the amounts over time.

FREE FOODS:

• FOODS IN THE LIQUID PERIOD ARE FREE. IN ADDITION;

• Egg (soft-boiled)

• Cheese (light, curd or strained)

• Vegetables (boiled and blenderized)

• Fruits (peeled and blenderized)

• Baby foods (with less than 10 grams of sugar per serving)

• Vegetable dishes with minced meat and chicken (blendered)

• Boilless fish meat (boiled)

• Activia

• Tea

• Coffee

• Turkish coffee

THINGS TO PAY ATTENTION:

• You should not consume very hard-cooked eggs. (7-8 min)

• Instead of salty and fatty cheeses, you should prefer curd or cottage cheese.

• You should NEVER consume raw vegetables. Consume all vegetables by peeling their skins. Your preferences should be seasonal vegetables.

• It will be more comfortable to consume vegetables with soft consistency. You can use zucchini, carrots, potatoes.

• Every meal should have a source of protein. You can mix your vegetables with minced meat-chicken or milk-yogurt.

• Cook as boiled, steamed or juicy food instead of frying.

• Acidic-carbonated drinks, nuts, popcorn and ready-to-eat foods should not be consumed.

• When you heat the cooked meat dishes and consume them again, the dried meat may cause discomfort to your stomach. If possible, cook as many meals as possible.

• If you are going to consume ready-made food, you should read the labels. Foods containing more than 10 grams of sugar per serving, fruit juices should not be preferred.

• Doughy dishes, bread, pasta, rice are not suitable for you even if they are pureed.

• You can consume tea and coffee, but as they are diuretic drinks, they cause excess water excretion from the body, so choose water.

• Recommended fruits are seasonal fruits. You can increase your protein by making puree with milk and yogurt.

• You should start “SOLIID LIQUID SEPARATION”, which should not be consumed 30 minutes before and after meals, and you should pay attention to this rule throughout your life. Liquids consumed at the same time with meals can cause DUMPING SYNDROME.

• If you have trouble drinking water, you can sweeten it with flavorings such as bar  cinnamon, mint, sliced orange. You can drink up to 2 liters of water per day. Drink no more than 1 glass of water at a time.

• For constipation that may occur during and after this period; You can consume prunes and apricots in the form of marmalade by pulling them from the blender, or in the form of compote by boiling. You can drink shaken apricot tea. You should definitely eat one probiotic yogurt every day. You can include kefir for the night meal. When you increase the amount of water you drink and your walks, the problem will disappear.

• When you are weighed out of your control, you may see an increase in your weight, the reason is edema. It will give you the most accurate result to be weighed at the same scale all the time, after going to the toilet on an empty stomach in the morning, and having moved for about 10 minutes.

• When you pass the puree period and have problems with swallowing and digestion, do not continue with the liquid period and change the type of your meals. Contrary to popular belief, applying a long-term liquid diet does not help to lose weight; It can make you sluggish by preventing the energy you need to take.

• Choosing leftover fruits instead of fruit juices that are free in your diet will prevent you from eating high sugar in one go and you will get fiber.

PUREE PERIOD NUTRITION PROGRAM (15. -30. DAYS)

BREAKFAST ( 7.00-7.30)

• 1 GLASS WATER (WITH STOMACH PROTECTOR)

• 1/2 EGG

• 1/2 Slice of Cheese

• 1 CUP OF LIGHT TEA (30 MINUTES AFTER BREAKFAST)

• 1 TEA CUP WATER (30 MINUTES AFTER BREAKFAST)

Mid-day ( 9.30-10.00)

• 1 TEA CUP MILK

• 2 GLASSES OF WATER (30 MINUTES AFTER MEAL)

LUNCH-( 12.00-12.30)

• 4-5 Tablespoons of Vegetable Puree and Yogurt

• 1 GLASS WATER (30 MINUTES AFTER MEAL)

Mid-day (15.30-16.30)

• 1 GLASS AYRAN (200 mL)

•  2 GLASS OF WATER (30 MINUTES AFTER MEAL)

DINNER (18.00-18.30)

• 1 scoop of SOUP (MEAT, CHICKEN, FISH, turkey can be used)

• 1/2 BOWL YOGURT (30 MINUTES AFTER MEAL)

• 1 GLASS WATER (30 MINUTES AFTER MEAL)

Mid-day meal (19.30-20.30)

• 2 GLASSES OF WATER  WATER (30 MINUTES AFTER MEAL)

• 1 TEA CUP (You can sweeten it with cinnamon sticks)

The list above is an example nutrition program. You can change the place and times of your meals. However, if you try to consume the same meal at the same time every day, you will gain regular eating habits. The above measures are sample sizes, instead of consuming as much as written, you should eat until you feel full.

Your purees should be blenderized until they reach the consistency of pudding.

You should get into the habit of chewing very well and eating slowly.

If your gas problem continues, you can consume lactose-free, normal milk and dairy products if you do not have gas problems.