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Click here to download your September 2011 Newsletter

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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,…

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Emotional Eating: Feeding Your Feelings

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  “When you’re happy, your food of choice could be steak or pizza, when you’re sad it could be ice cream or cookies, and when you’re bored it could be potato chips. Food does more than fill our stomachs — it also satisfies feelings, and when you quench those feelings with comfort food when your…

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Bariatric Support Forum – Join The Conversation

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Over the past 2 months the team at Bariatric Surgery Support have been gathering information on how to improve our Support Group offering to our members, with particular reference to our Monthly Support Group Meetings and more involvement and interaction from you, our members on social media platforms. We have made the following platforms available…

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Psychological effects of Bariatric Surgery on pre and post op patients

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In the second part of our look at the importance of Psychological effects of Bariatric Surgery on pre and post op patients we explore Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a possible tool to help you achieve a balanced lifestyle and perception of your new self. If anyone knows a good CBT Practitioner that would like to…

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SUPPLEMENTS

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Gastric bypass patients of Dr. Swanepoel and Dr. Potgieter, please note the following amendment to your daily supplement regime  (valid from Stage 3 post-op). ‘Calcium Citrate D’  (Georen Pharmaceuticals)  is now being recommended as your daily calcium supplement – to replace any calcium product used up until now.  Use  5 ml effervescent granules TWICE daily…

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November 2011 Newsletter: I had a Gastric Bypass…so now what?

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You have made the commitment to a lifestyle change. You have had bariatric surgery and now find yourself with a lot more questions than answers. In this issue we look at one of the most asked questions patients have post-surgery:   I had a Gastric Bypass…so now what? To be more specific, so now what…

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