Those who undergo or contemplate bariatric surgery do so essentially as a second chance at life. I mean that the severely obese man or woman feels that he (or she) has lost out in life on multiple fronts. Here are a few examples:
Loss of body contour/beauty: you can’t forget how you were once before the fat started piling on.
Poor self image: you hate the thing you see in the mirror.
Poor quality of life: you can’t dance, surf, skip, run or walk without some kind of pain or discomfort. Going up one floor makes you breathless. You avoid holidays where you would need to walk, especially on hilly terrain.
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Note: This article discusses only Type II Diabetes Mellitus It has always been a given for generations that ‘once a diabetic, always a diabetic’. Absolutely like the truism for high blood pressure, asthma and hypothyroidism. You know that if you are unlucky enough to get these labels stuck on you, you are going to take [...]
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Alcohol has been in the center of research in the past few decades for a lot of reasons. While nobody with a sane mind questions the vices of smoking, sensible drinkers have hotly contested the alcohol debate. We know that alcohol is very high in calories, and it also can affect the way the body [...]
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I, like many others, have long believed that science will, one day, announce the discovery of a pill that will end obesity. One pill, and pow! no more cravings, and fat will melt off your muscles like wax from a lit candle. (pic: bmj.com) Many companies have clearly shared that fantasy or vision. Billions of [...]
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Hair loss is one of the commonest laments in female patients after gastric bypass surgery (whether for weight loss or surgical cure of Type II Diabetes Mellitus), and is at once one of the least heralded topics in the subject. This is but natural: after all, surgeons are more bothered by complications that are life-threatening [...]
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“When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail!” We have all heard of this saying, and all of us agree. A skilled laparoscopic surgeon plots to take out huge tumors and cysts through the keyhole method, while the dinosaur surgeon tends to think of employing his hands to remove organs (like the appendix) [...]
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According to this news report, a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that people eating a large amount of polished, white rice had a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus. Conversely, dairy consumption was inversely proportional to diabetes prevalence. The study was based in Chennai at the famous ‘Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Speciality Center’. [...]
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If you, like me, are interested in fat loss, you could do with a bit of calorie counting! If you don’t know what you are eating on a daily basis, the chances are you count yourself as one of those freaks of Nature who become fat in spite of eating ‘nothing’, someone who grows fatter [...]
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We have some patients who, a few months after bariatric surgery, want to maximise the weight loss following the procedure, and want to start off with exercise. This article will attempt to answer some of the most common questions we have faced. When can I start working out after my gastric bypass? The answer depends [...]
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Sleeve gastrectomy was initially thought to be a restrictive operation in which the stomach capacity was reduced massively. In this procedure, the bladder-shaped stomach is trimmed with the use of endoscopic staplers to remove the bulk of the organ along its left border, leaving only the right border and some change. In tech- speak, the [...]
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