Click here to download Bariatric Surgery Support April 2011 NewsletterBariMate is the first weight management App written specifically for patients who have had bariatric surgery or are considering it. The fifteen sub apps will help you to make informed choices about bariatric surgery and keep track of your weight changes and parameters like BMI and %EWL. You can also use the I phone camera…
Click on the link below to download your September 2011 NEWSLETTER: Bariatric Surgery Support Newsletter September 2011 Digestion Interrupted Weight loss surgery interferes with digestion to help bring about weight loss. For example, gastric bypass surgery makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine. (If you recall,…
May 30, 2012 by Jordan Allen Multiple studies, journal articles, and trials have confirmed the many benefits of surgical weight loss. This form of treating obesity can significantly improve and enhance the lives of overweight individuals through a short procedure. For the severely obese, several bariatric studies have concluded that surgery is a better option…
Dumping syndrome is a problem that occurs in some patients after having gastric bypass surgery. It is the result of food passing too quickly into the small intestine. It is typically induced when the patient eats certain foods, such as sweets or certain carbohydrate sources (such as simple carbohydrates like sugar and some starches). It…
We have launched collaboration with a social network for people with chronic conditions (including, but not limited to people with obesity). The network is at http://www.thehealthchain.com Registration and use is at no cost to the user. There are a number of ways that the network can assist people to stay in touch, provide mutual support,…
Hello Everybody! Wow isn’t it amazing how quick time goes by? – Here we are Easter 2015 – I guess its very true that in life we need to make the most of all our gifts especially the gift of time… Bariatric Surgery Conference 2015 Talking about time – did we have a great time…