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WLS Bypass Increases Risk for Kidney Stones

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Author Ron Merk
Source – Newswise

We’ve heard this before and the latest study confirms that Weight Loss Surgery patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery have a higher risk of developing kidney stones. The reason is that the bypass surgery results in changes in their urine composition most likely due to the mal-absorption of various minerals via the bypass of the small intestine as part of their RnYGB surgery.

A new study, published in the March 2010 issue of The Journal of Urology, from research carried out by UT Southwestern Medical Centre found that some of these urinary changes place weight-loss surgery patients at higher risk Read the rest of this post

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Mar 11, 2010

Bariatric Surgery Can Break Obesity Cycle In Families

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Newswise — Obesity is a condition that often follows family lines, but bariatric surgery offers hope for breaking this generational pattern.

“Bariatric surgery is part of a transformational lifestyle change,” said Christopher Still, D.O., director of the Geisinger Center for Nutrition and Weight Management. “Patients who are most successful after bariatric surgery must adapt to healthy diet and exercise, and many times this new lifestyle will rub off on family members, resulting in a healthier family unit.” Read the rest of this post

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Jan 18, 2010

Celebrities and Weight Loss Surgery

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I am not really much of a celebrity watcher or fan. When it comes to being in the loop – I am here and the loop is way over there somewhere. But I thought, just as an exercise, I would check out how many celebrities have had weight loss surgery. Some of them like Star Jones deny having the surgery so much that it’s pretty well accepted that she did. Others like Sharron Osborne are great supporters of WLS. How many of these people have you heard of or knew had weight loss surgery?

Adam Goldstein – DJ/Actor
Al Roker – Broadcaster Read the rest of this post

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Dec 31, 2009

Gastric Sleeve, Roux-en-Y and Nerve Damage

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We all think bariatric bypass surgery is the answer to our weight loss problems. Sometimes, we just want to scream because of the long waits. Why can’t we just arrange a date and have done with it?

Well, besides the ridiculous provincial government designation of WLS being “elective surgery” resulting in it being at the bottom of the surgery wait lists, there are actually some medical reasons for taking a deliberate and unhurried approach. Read the rest of this post

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Oct 8, 2009

Roux-n-y Patients Supplement Probiotics – Lose More Weight, Faster

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In a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, John Morton, MD, associate professor of surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics, showed that patients who take probiotics after the gastric-bypass procedure tend to shed more pounds than those who don’t take the supplements. Probiotics are the so-called “good” bacteria found in yogurt as well as in over-the-counter dietary supplements that help in the digestion of food.

“Surprisingly, the probiotic group attained a significantly greater percent of excess weight loss than that of control group,” Read the rest of this post

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Jul 18, 2009

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Tag Archives: Gastric Bypass

WLS Bypass Increases Risk for Kidney Stones

Bariatric Surgery Can Break Obesity Cycle In Families

Celebrities and Weight Loss Surgery

Gastric Sleeve, Roux-en-Y and Nerve Damage

Roux-n-y Patients Supplement Probiotics – Lose More Weight, Faster

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