Friday 20 December 2013

Understanding the facts about gastric sleeve plication

Gastric plication doesn't attenuate the absorption of nutrients or bypass your intestines. The patient has to still take vitamins or minerals after the surgery because the patient won’t be taking the amount as he used to, and this may end in a shortage of necessary nutrients. The patient should discuss this together with his doctor before his surgery, and develop an observation plan so that he can catch any deficiencies early, do they occur.

Gastric plication involves stitching one or more giant folds in your abdomen. Stitches are placed within the abdomen to secure the rolled abdomen wall. This reduces the abdomen volume by as much as seventy percent. As a result, the abdomen now holds the amount of food that it is accustomed to. The patient will feel fuller sooner, and this leads to weight loss.
The results of any bariatric surgery are the most effective when combined with proper diet. Same goes for the gastric sleeve placation. Some of the necessary dietary guidelines for the sleeve gastrectomy surgery to be successful are:

1. Like gastric bypass, in this surgery also, chewing properly and having small amounts of food is the key to make your surgery effective. Take minimum of 20 minutes to consume one meal. Also, remember chewing on every bite 27 times before consuming it in, will help the stomach to digest it more quickly. Avoid foods that are chewy or hard as they can get stuck in the stomach and may cause problems. Also, try to eat in small amounts. Remember the size of your stomach has decreased and it needs much lesser food to fill up. So, the less you eat, the better.

2. Also, make sure that you get proper quantity of vitamins in the food. If the vitamins are not supplied by your diet, get them from shakes and supplements. They are needed by the body to protect from further ailments and diseases. This should be taken care of in other surgeries like lap band also.




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