Question by Shelby: What type of dietary supplements is a person prescribed after lap band surgery?
I am doing a research project about Lap Band surgery and I am having trouble finding supplements. My teacher said there are a lot that you need to take, but I’m really only finding multivitamin, calcium and iron supplements.
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Answer by www.personal-nutrition-guide.com
Lap Band weight loss surgery is a restrictive type of weight loss surgery and not a malabsorptive type of surgery like gastric bypass surgery is. With gastric bypass, a greater number of supplements are therefore required.
(You may make a point in your project to differentiate between the types of weight loss surgeries.)
http://www.personal-nutrition-guide.com/types-of-weight-loss-surgery.html
However, patients CAN develop nutrient deficiencies with a restrictive procedure such as the gastric banding surgery due to a lower food intake.
Iron and B vitamin deficiencies are commonly reported in gastric band patients. Poor bone health is also a risk if they don’t get adequate amounts of calcium.
Gastric lap-band patients often have trouble eating beef, pork, lamb, and sometimes poultry after surgery. These foods all contain iron, as do enriched cereals, pastas and rice which are often not tolerated after surgery. The lost iron can easily be replaced IF NECESSARY, with properly formulated bariatric supplements.
I suggest multivitamin and calcium supplements regularly, but suggest iron supplements only if a patient’s tested blood work shows they need it since iron is a “pro-oxidant,” and undesirable in excess amounts!
Info about bariatric supplements here:
http://www.lap-band-surgery-site.com/bariatric-vitamins.html
And everything you need to know about lapband eating and diet here if it will help with your research project!
http://www.lap-band-surgery-site.com/lap-band-diet.html
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