Information for patients
Information following
clinical gastric band de-fill
Sheffield Centre for Weight Loss Surgery
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Patient's name ……………………………………........…………
Hospital number …………………………
Date …………………………
You have had de-filling of your gastric band and should
not experience any serious side effects.
You may experience some mild discomfort around your
port site; this is not unusual and is nothing to worry about.
For the first 48 hours following your procedure, you should
take only fluids/pureed diet orally.
After the first 48 hours you can then begin to work
through the dietary stages as advised previously after your
initial operation.
If you find you can build up to half a tea plate of pureed
food without any pain or vomiting, you can then begin to
increase the texture of your food, as in the dietary booklet.
These restrictions are recommended so that your stomach
can settle down following your period of being unwell.
If you are still unable to tolerate fluids and/or a pureed diet
and your symptoms which warranted your band de-fill do
not settle; please contact us on:
0114 226 9083
Follow up appointment
A barium swallow test will be arranged for you in the
X-ray department. This is to check the position of your
gastric band.
You will also be reviewed by a member of the weight loss
surgery team, in the outpatient clinic, in 4 weeks time to
assess your progress. You will receive this appointment in
the post.
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Issue date: September 2011. Review date: September 2013.