Healing after bariatric surgery might take some time, but be gentle with your body and do not stop moving. After surgery, there is a lot of residual CO2 in the abdomen, which is why surgeons advise taking frequent walks as one of the ways of releasing the CO2 and speeding up the healing process. Also, make sure you eat a healthy diet and get at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep every day.
Recovery Process After Bariatric Surgery
So how can you expedite your recovery is: after surgery the best thing that you can do, it’s counterintuitive, is that you should be walking in the halls and postoperatively in the rooms or at home. The more you walk the more you get the CO2 gas out of your belly and then in addition to that, the road to recovery is also expedited, which will make you feel better, and that will lead to better outcomes and better results.