After a gastric sleeve operation, you may need to follow a specific eating plan during recovery. It may involve consuming only clear liquids for a time and eventually adding other foods to your diet.

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Sleeve patients stay on a liquid diet for about four weeks before reintroducing solids. Average weight lost post-surgery: About a quarter of your body weight. Weight loss timeline: Weight loss may not ...

Results of the study found that gastric bypass resulted in more than 31% total weight loss after a year, with gastric sleeve and gastric band at 25.2% and 13.7% respective weight loss after a year.