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Emergency bariatric care may be needed if you experience severe abdominal pain, complications from weight loss surgery, or symptoms of nutritional deficiencies.
In addition to a healthy diet, if you are planning to have a baby through IVF, you should take one prenatal multivitamin supplement daily that contains folic acid, iron and vitamin B12. Make sure your supplement contains no more than 10,000 IU of vitamin A. Too much vitamin A can cause birth defects.
When you are pregnant, you can meet most of your nutritional needs by eating according to our Food Guide. However, your diet alone cannot give you high enough levels of some nutrients. Two nutrients you will need to supplement are folic acid and iron. Our IVF team can help you choose the prenatal multivitamin that is right for you.
Start taking the prenatal multivitamin at least two to three months before conception, and continue throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period (4-6 weeks and as long as breastfeeding continues). You should not take more than one daily dose of vitamin supplement, as indicated on the product label.
If you are considering Mexico as your fertility destination, please let us know if you require additional information. It’s our job to provide you with the information you require to make a well informed/ educated decision.
Now, everybody has heard about that “famous bariatric pre.op op diet”. Once you have completed our medical form and you have been accepted for surgery and you have your surgery date set, we will send you your specific pre.op diet. Most pre.op diets last anywhere from 7 days to 21 days prior to surgery depending on your current BMI.
We can’t stress enough how important it is to follow the pre.op diet. The pre.op diet is designed to shrink your liver because a large liver prevents your surgeon from visualizing certain anatomy during the procedure. If the liver it too large, it then becomes unsafe to perform your Bariatric Surgery.
This short video describes “pre op diet” and what is involved. Reach out to us with your questions. It’s our job to provide you with the information which you require to make an educated decision.
Our bariatric pre.op diet consists of the following elements:
Protein shakes, sugar free beverages, soup broths of all different flavours, V8 and Vegetable juices, yogurt, cottage cheese, skim milk, sugar free popsicles, sugar free jello, and one daily serving of lean meat with vegetables.
This sounds simple but you need to be mentally prepared. We will help you prepare for this phase of your journey and be sure that you have all the information which you require.
We have over a decade facilitating bariatric procedures in Mexico.
This is a question which all patients should ask as it could affect them after their weight loss surgery.
OTC and Prescription drugs can be absorbed differently after your bariatric surgery. It really depends on the exact procedure that you had. It’s important to be aware of this. Right after your weight loss surgery, if you have had the lap band procedure, it will be recommended that you do not take pills as they could become trapped in your band. There are different forms of medication such as liquid form or you can crush your pills. If they pill tastes terrible, it can be taken with food at the same time.
VSG patients do not have to worry about the absorption of medications as it will have little to no change in the absorption post op. Gastric Bypass patients and Duodenal Switch patients will have a more significant change in how your body absorbs medications after surgery and a higher dose of medications may be administered by your Dr. to counter-balance this. You need to be vocal and let your Dr. know your worries and concerns. All changes in your medications need to be discussed with your GP as this is not something you should be doing by yourself.
It is advised by most surgeons to avoid taking NSAIDS (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) after Gastric Bypass surgery as this can lead to stomach irritation and ulcers – and consuming these medications can lead to a Marginal Ulcer which can bleed or perforate. These types of ulcers are repairable and not fatal but they can cause months of problems. There are alternative medications which can be taken with less chances of complications.
Post surgery most patients will require an antacid prescribed for 4 to 6 weeks post op weight loss surgery. If your surgeon prescribes this for you, please do take it. It will help with healing and reduce the amount of acid with your tummy produces.
Check with your Surgeon to be sure of his/ her rules and regulations for medications before you have bariatric surgery in order to be well prepared posts operatively.
