Saturday, 18 January 2020

Role of a dietitian/ nutritionist in bariatric surgery set up



In Indian set up a dietitian is a person who advice no to many foods, particularly to the tasty foods which we enjoy in day today life and instead she stresses you to take only leaves and vegetables. She is very strict and never gives option to any indulging foods from the client’s aspect. Right? But, basically dietitian academic courses go in depth about the science behind the food and she learns all those basics and become an expert in her particular specialty after so many years as general dietitian. She knows what is good and bad for particular problem and she prescribes foods based on the clinical need of anyone.
In any bariatric set up, the success of the surgery starts preoperatively based the motivation and knowledge of the patient. As soon as the client walks in they meet the clinical and nutrition manager, who is in many bariatric set ups a dietitian starts with introduction, collection of history particularly the client’s food habits, medical condition, personal habits, likes and dislikes, sharing their issues with obesity in the family, friends and society. She tries to understand about the patient empathetically as she put herself in patient’s shoes and feels the same way as the patient feels. When this rapport is started, the patient is more transparent and flows like water without any inhibition about exploring themselves which is very much needed for any kind of therapy including surgery for both short term and long term benefits. In any bariatric set up a dietitian plays her multi-dimensional role connecting with the whole team which involves around the patient.
Any dietitian guides not only about diet but also your exercise habits, personal lifestyle changes, your stress, your sleep, your worries, your emotional eating habits, your favorite pass times, your friends, your pull downs etc. you can freely discuss with her and the burden to her and she will not judge you based on none of these. She can be your consoler and the scientific person at the same time throughout your bariatric lifetime journey.
Trust a dietitian/nutritionist  in the bariatric set up and she will take you to reach your  target weight loss goals by answering all your questions by getting solution in various ways from the surgeon to the nursing assistant to make you smile and lose weight by helping your day today problems regarding your life style and small physical complaints.

She functions very well with the surgeon and the whole team to find out the quest in bariatric nutrition in coming years.







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Role of a dietitian/ nutritionist in bariatric surgery set up

In Indian set up a dietitian is a person who advice no to many foods, particularly to the tasty foods which we enjoy in day today lif...