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Nutrition Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery Patients

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 August 2025 | Viewed by 1570

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Department of Clinical Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, E. Ciołka Str. 7, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: nutrition; dietetics; nutritional epidemiology; cardiovascular diseases; dyslipidemia; diabetes; obesity; pregnancy; aging
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Department of General Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-005 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: obesity in transplant recipients; bariatric surgery; emerging surgical procedures in metabolic surgery; metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD); ESLD for MAFLD
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Department of Clinical Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, E. Ciołka Str. 7, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: nutrition; dietetics; obesity; bariatric dietetics; bariatric surgery; cardiovascular diseases; dyslipidemia; diabetes; kidney disease
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit manuscripts for a new Special Issue of the journal Nutrients entitled “Nutrition Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery Patients”. Surgical treatment is now considered the most effective treatment for obesity. However, without proper dietary management, it does not achieve the expected results. Improper dietary management causes complications, such as severe nutritional deficiencies and intolerances, which in turn can promote a poor nutritional status and its consequences (decreased immunity, impaired wound healing and decreased basal metabolism). With the increasing prevalence of obesity, the number of people undergoing this form of treatment is steadily increasing, so it is necessary to clarify dietary and postoperative supplementation recommendations, considering special groups of patients, including children and adolescents, pregnant and lactating women and patients before and after organ transplantation. We encourage the submission of both review papers and original research articles.

Prof. Dr. Dorota Szostak-Węgierek
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Lisik
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Dr. Iwona Boniecka
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Keywords

  • bariatric surgery
  • nutrition guidelines
  • proteins
  • carbohydrates
  • fats
  • vitamins
  • minerals
  • supplementation
  • nutrition support
  • dietary intake
  • diet
  • nutritional deficiencies
  • malnutrition

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Initial Study on the Impact of Probiotics on Postoperative Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Gut Microbiota after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Placebo-Controlled Study
by Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz, Dominika Mysiorska, Ewelina Sosnowska-Turek, Anna Botulińska and Paweł Lech
Nutrients 2024, 16(20), 3498; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16203498 - 15 Oct 2024
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Background: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has become the predominant bariatric surgery, leading to significant weight loss and reductions in obesity-related complications. However, postoperative gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation and bloating are common. This study aims to evaluate the impact of probiotic supplementation on postoperative [...] Read more.
Background: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has become the predominant bariatric surgery, leading to significant weight loss and reductions in obesity-related complications. However, postoperative gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation and bloating are common. This study aims to evaluate the impact of probiotic supplementation on postoperative gastrointestinal symptoms in patients undergoing SG. The secondary aim is to analyze laboratory and stool test results. Materials and methods: This prospective, placebo-controlled study included patients undergoing SG at a single center. Participants were adults without specific gastrointestinal diseases. They were randomly assigned to either the Probiotics or Controls group. Gastrointestinal symptoms and laboratory and stool tests were assessed before surgery and one month after. Results: Thirty-one patients participated, with 15 in the Probiotics group and 16 in the Controls group. Probiotic supplementation significantly increased the number of stools per week (p = 0.027) and reduced constipation incidence (p = 0.002). Patients in the Probiotics group reported easier defecation and greater bowel movement completeness (p = 0.015, p = 0.004). No significant differences in weight loss or laboratory tests were observed between the groups. Stool microbiota analysis showed a return to normal levels of Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, and Clostridium perfringens in the Probiotics group and an increase in the Controls group. Conclusions: Probiotic supplementation after SG significantly reduces constipation without adverse effects. These findings suggest that incorporating probiotics into postoperative care protocols can enhance patient comfort and recovery. Full article
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