IMPORTANCE OF PROTEIN AND PROTEIN REINFORCEMENTS AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY

As we all know, proteins are the building blocks of our body, and they are indespensable to our body. They have such vital tasks as; to protect the body fluid balance, to repair tissue, to fight infection… In particular, those who have undergone obesity surgery should receive protein support because of decreased gastric volume and absorption due to the operation. Bariatric surgery patients’ postoperative protein requirement varies between 60 and 80 grams per day. Protein; will help minimize muscle loss that may occur during rapid weight loss stages and help tissue healing. To maximize protein uptake, in each meal protein should be priority. The best sources of proteins;

* Egg
* Meat
* Chicken
* Fish
* Yogurt
* Ayran (Drinkable Yoghurt)
* Kephir
* Legumes
* Nuts

Animal-derived proteins have a high amount of energy, so half-fat or fat-free should be preferred.

The amount of protein that needs to be taken daily may be missing in people because it is not passed to solid food in the early postoperative period. That’s the reason protein supplements are advised. How long and how long the patient has to use this reinforcement depends on the type of surgery and nutritional status. The content of post-operative protein supplements is at least as important as their own. These protein supplements must contain essential amino acids that are not produced by the body, the digestibility must be adjusted to 100 or 100 amino acids, 200 calories not exceeding 5 grams of fat and sugar. For vegans, the use of taxa containing soy proteins is an important consideration. In the early stages, the nutrition plan should be arranged in such a way that the 3ogr. Of the protein need should be met by the supplements and the rest should be met by food. Just consuming protein will suppress the values coming from other food groups and cause dehydration. Protein supplements should be used consciously in the presence of a doctor and dietitian.

Yours,
Bariatric Surgical Nutrition Consultant

Pinar SEYREK