Harms after reduction surgery include malnutrition, gastrointestinal leakage and adhesive intestinal obstruction.
1. Malnutrition: After gastric reduction surgery, due to the reduction of gastric capacity and gastric mucosa area, the patient’s appetite and food intake are reduced, which may lead to the patient not being able to intake enough nutrients from diet and malnutrition occurs.
2. Gastrointestinal leakage: Gastric reduction surgery requires the removal of part of the stomach wall tissue and causes stapling in the abdominal cavity. During the healing process of the stomach wall, if the incision heals poorly due to some reasons, gastric leakage may be formed.
3. Adhesive intestinal obstruction: After gastric reduction surgery, adhesive intestinal obstruction may occur, which is mainly manifested as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, and there may also be difficulty in defecation.
After gastric reduction surgery, you should pay attention to light diet, from fluid, semi-fluid, soft food, gradually transition to normal diet, pay attention to supplementing micronutrients and vitamins, pay attention to blood glucose, avoid strenuous exercise.