Pre-operative 800kcal Diet
Information for people preparing for bariatric surgery with the support of a specialist dietitian. The information should only be used with personalised guidance and treatment plan via a tier 4 weight management team.
This 'Liver Shrinkage' diet was originally developed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
Advice is complex, condition specific and requires a Dietitian with knowledge, skills and experience in the condition.
To provide a structured 800kcal diet for patients to follow for two weeks prior to bariatric surgery - this will reduce glycogen stores and the size of the liver, so that sugery can occur.
Patients will understand why the diet is needed, and how challenging it is to follow.
Patients will know how to plan and prepare daily meal plans to meet with the dietary restrictions.
Based on information originally developed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
- American Nutritional Guidelines for Surgical Weight Loss Patient (ASBMS) (Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, S73-S108 (2008)
- BOMSS Guidelines on perioperative and postoperative biochemical monitoring Micronutrient replacement for patients undergoing bariatric surgery 2014 http://www.bomss.org.uk/bomss-nutritional-guidance/
Related Resources
Dietary Advice for Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Classification: DT
- NDR-UK ref: 9008E_2023