Protein Deficiency after Lap Band Surgery!

What is the Importance of Protein after Lap Band Surgery?

What is Protein Deficiency and what are its Symptoms?

How to get rid of protein deficiency after Lap Band Surgery?


Protein is one of the vital nutrients for our body to work properly. It is digested in stomach during digestion by enzymes that are known as proteases into smaller polypeptides to provide amino acids for organs of our body. For an average women of age 19-70 yrs it require 46 grams protein per day where as for men of same age group need 56 grams protein per day to stay away from the problem called protein deficiency.


After your lap band surgery is over, you require visiting your dietitian so that he or she will suggest you the diet which should be fully understood. In your meal you should add the appropriate amount of protein after lap band surgery. As after lap band surgery you can not eat more that 4 to 6 ounces per meal so every bite is essential for your health and nutrition. 50 to 60 grams per day is a sufficient amount of protein for the lap band patient to avoid the Protein Deficiency that causes hair loss, edema, dysphagia, fatigue, muscle weakness, delay in wound healing.


Protein Deficiency Symptoms

    Some common symptoms are:-

  1. Edema – In this a collection of fluid under the skin, which most commonly affects the legs, feet and ankles but it can occur at any part of the body.
  2. Weight Loss.
  3. Ridges or deep lines in finger and toe nails.
  4. Skin becomes very light and effects of sun burns can be seen very easily.
  5. Reduced pigmentation in hair, scalp and body.
  6. Skin rashes, dryness flakiness.
  7. General weakness and lethargy.
  8. Muscle soreness and weakness, cramps.
  9. Difficulty sleeping and headache.
  10. Nausea and stomach pain.
  11. Bedsores and skin ulcers.

There are wide varieties of protein source available in market but still people generally think that only non-vegetarian food only contains protein but it is not true. One can take the protein from veg food too. To get rid of Protein deficiency after lap band surgery you should take the sufficient amount of rich protein food. The Lap Band Surgery Patients can use the foods like:

  1. Add Protein Shakes or supplements that are available as soy based products.
  2. After two month of surgery you can get the modified liquid diet and use the food processor to make high protein shake. The patients must consume two ounces of protein every hour for ten to twelve hours a day.
  3. You can add basic food like meat, protein, vegetables and salad.
  4. Liquid Soup and sugar free gelatin.
  5. Cooked Fish and ground turkey are nice source of protein

In order to take the fast recovery you need to take the food that are protein based and you can take the help of your dietitian to suggest you the ideal food so that you can never suffer from the protein deficiency.

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