Week 1–4: You’ll need to follow a liquid diet for four weeks. Week 5–6: You’ll follow a soft solid diet (foods like cooked sweet potatoes, bananas, or canned vegetables) until six weeks after surgery.

A study published in Obesity Surgery (2018) reported that patients who were on a very low-calorie liquid diet before bariatric surgery lost a lot of weight, about 8-10 pounds within one to two weeks.

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At UTMB Health’s Bariatric Surgery Department, patients embark on a journey toward better health that goes beyond weight loss ...