To ensure that consistent dietary/nutritional restrictions following a gastric bypass are understood and followed by the TG.

To achieve recovery and weight management following sleeve gastrectomy bariatric surgery

The target group will know:

1. The four stages of the Sleeve Gastrectomy Diet
2. To include high-protein, low-fat foods
3. To avoid sweet/sugary foods
4. To chew foods thoroughly
5. Not to eat and drink together
6. To reduce or avoid alcohol post-surgery
7. To continue take multivitamins and minerals as prescribed or advised, and quarterly B12 injections for life
8. The target group will understand that vomiting, reflux and heartburn should not occur, and must seek DT advice if it does.

• NICE Clinical guideline [CG189], Obesity: identification, assessment and management (2014, updated 2023)
• M. O'Kane, H. M. et al British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society Guidelines on perioperative and postoperative biochemical monitoring and micronutrient replacement for patients undergoing bariatric surgery—2020 update. Obesity Reviews. 2020;21
• Sikaluoma et al, Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Overconsumption at 2 Years After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery (2022) 32:2208–2213
• Scarpellini et al International consensus on the diagnosis and management of dumping syndrome Nature (2020) 16, 448-466.

Endorsed by the British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS).