No calcium or N-said's post-op, what else?
they say no nsaids because they can contribute to ulcers or hernia . I believ not a hundred percent sure .
Hw 301 Gw150 Sw Started my journey in June went to my info session then July 1st was meeting with the surgeon . Have lost 7 of my 15 I had to loose next appt is august 5 . I'm excited told me it could be as soon as 3 months .went to the docs on august 2 Nd and I lost 13 lbs . I go on September 8 th and should have a date for surgery in early October
they say no nsaids because they can contribute to ulcers or hernia . I believ not a hundred percent sure .
this is simply incorrect information. NSAIDS cannot cause hernias,straining or pressure causes hernias.
With the VSG,we have the exact same stomach we had pre op,only smaller. It a person could take NSAID s pre op they can take them post op. Having a VSG and taking NS a iD s is not more likely to cause ulcers than taking NSAIDS pre op was.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery says VSG patients should take 1500 mg calcium citrate (not carbonate) a day. Who told you no calcium, and why?
Kelly
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Whoever told you no calcium was full of it.
You NEED to supplement with calcium post-op because you won't be able to get enough of it from food. Calcium citrate is best absorbed, not calcium carbonate. Also, don't take your calcium and iron supplements together--space this out. The iron interferes with the absorption of the calcium and so the effectiveness of either is reduced.
FYI - (I believe) it's the other way around: calcium trumps iron. My understanding is both minerals use the same receptors and for some reason calcium trumps iron. Calcium supplementation has been linked to iron deficiency. This link is to a pretty good article: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/68/1/3.full.pdf
One of the reasons I went for VSG is that it gives you a normal stomach, just smaller. That means you have no reason to avoid anything because of your VSG. Now you may want to avoid things for other reasons. I avoid sugar because it's not good for me. I avoid NSAIDs because they interfere with fitness gains and are hard on your kidneys. I avoid Tylenol because it's hard on the liver. And so forth and so on. But I don't avoid these things because I have a VSG.
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