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Lap-Band® Surgery Ketosis


Lap-Band® surgery Ketosis: Know about reasons and benefits


First four months after lap band surgery are very important for lap band surgery patients. Success of your surgery is mostly depends upon the care and precautions you take in this period. Diets play very important role to recover surgery. Protein rich and low fat diets are suggested in after lap band surgery. Most of lap band surgery patients experience ketosis in this period. Ketosis is a condition in which patients experience taste of metallic in their mouth during taking any food items.



Reasons behind lap band surgery ketosis:

When fat is burned inside body instead of glucose then body produces a metallic taste that is known as ketosis. This process also produces a byproduct termed as ketones that come out from body through urine. You can taste it with ‘ketostix’. Color of urine gets changed on ketostix (dip stick) and darkness of color states about the amount of fat you are burning after the surgery. You will be under ketosis if you take protein rich and carb free drinks after lap band surgery. It is experienced in early period especially in first four months of the surgery because this time patients take only protein rich drinks and water. You must drink plenty of water in this period to avoid dehydration and provide relief to kidney.



It is good to stay under ketosis stage. Lap band surgery ketosis is good to recover after surgery. If you take carbonated drinks and avoids protein drink then you may come out of ketosis. It is advisable to not do that. These things may results into sudden hair loss and weakness problems. Ketosis supplies all required energy to the body. You will not get low blood sugar or other Lap Band® surgery complications that is generally experienced by patients.

It is very important to take water, protein, mineral and vitamin supplements. It must also include ample exercises after surgery for effective results. Lap band surgery ketosis is good metabolic state and you will feel full of energy in this stage. So, it is better being in ketosis after lap band surgery.







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