Obesity can give rise to many harmful diseases like diabetes, sleep apnea, arthritis, high blood pressure, and stroke. Therefore, you should always keep your body healthy and at a limited weight. Bariatric surgery is not only associated with your weight loss, but it belongs to your overall health for your whole life. Before opting the surgery every patient needs to clear their queries for their weight loss journey. Here we have mentioned some answers to the questions; you may want to know before surgery.

How do I know what my Body Mass Index (BMI) is?

A person's body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. It is used to determine which patients are eligible to have weight loss surgery. Your doctor will determine your BMI before surgery. In general, a person's BMI should be in the range of 19 to 25. A BMI of 30 or greater is considered obese.

What is Bariatric Surgery?

Bariatric surgery is also known as obesity reduction surgery which people consider to be a good way to reduce obesity. When a person's obesity increases more and the weight starts increasing, then they try to do many types of diet and exercise. if it doesn't work then they opt for surgery.

Why is bariatric surgery done?

Bariatric surgery is used to reduce the obesity of the person. People whose BMI is 35 to 40, can get bariatric surgery. If your BMI goes above 30 then you can reduce obesity with the help of a doctor. In many cases, bariatric surgery is recommended for patients with BMI less than 35, if suffering from any disease like high BP, diabetes, any heart-related disease, etc.

What are the complications of Bariatric Surgery?

Bariatric surgery may have some of the following risks.

• Breathing trouble

• Heart problem

• Bleeding

• The side effect of medicines.

• Burning in stomach.

• Stomach ulcer

• Gastric problem

• Kidney failure

• Getting poor nutrition

• Acid reflux

• Diarrhea

• Vomiting due to excess food in the stomach.

What is the cost of Bariatric surgery in India?

The total cost of bariatric surgery in India can range from around INR 350000 to INR 500000. Although, there are many big hospitals in India that treat bariatric surgery. The cost of bariatric surgery differs in all hospitals.

How does bariatric surgery work?

The surgery changes the structure of the gastrointestinal region, which includes the stomach and digestive system. After this surgery, due to the loss of appetite, people take less amount of food, due to which the weight starts decreasing gradually.

What Lifestyle changes are necessary after surgery?

After bariatric surgery, it becomes very important to make lifestyle changes. This includes eating healthy food and adopting a balanced lifestyle. There are no special precautions are required, but just one thing needs to be kept in mind and that is to make exercise and healthy living a part of your daily routine.

What kind of food can I eat after bariatric surgery?

After bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and duodenal switch surgery, your diet will be constrained over the first month. The first week you will be on a liquid diet, then pureed diet for two weeks, and then a soft diet for two weeks. After that, you can start to eat whatever you feel like. You will have to focus specifically on high protein, so you can improve weight loss and prevent muscle loss.