The obese patients are at high risk of diabetes and cardiac ailments. Bariatric surgeries aim at reducing their food intake by making their stomach and intestines smaller. Using Bariatric surgery, the amount of food you can eat and digest is limited by changing the anatomy of your digestive system. For those who are fat with a BMI of at least 40 and others with a BMI of 30 and suffering from some serious medical conditions like diabetes, it is vital that the bodyweight is decreased to a safe level. Bariatric surgery is supposed to gain this. Bariatric surgery is an excellent method for overweight people who cannot follow weight loss program or exercise. By reducing stomach size or resulting in decreased absorption of nutrients and sometimes both, Bariatric surgery yields great health benefits in cases like Type-2 diabetes and also in prevention of cancer.
The gastric sleeve, lap-band and Bariatric bypass surgeries are the commonly performed Bariatric surgeries. The surgeon in this discipline will determine the nature of surgery needed in a particular case. Sometimes, a real mix of these types is adapted in a particular case. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia. You cannot find any set or universal method of performing Bariatric surgery. A few surgeries are open while others laparoscopic. Just after Bariatric surgery, your life-style should be transformed to make it easier to follow normal life. The surgery is performed to limit your food intake. Normally, the stomach capacity after the operation is significantly reduced to a few ounces of solid foods or liquids. Firstly, after Bariatric surgery you could feel devoid of energy, but soon, your body adapts itself to the changed circumstances. It's possible to return to normal activities within six weeks of Bariatric surgery.
The diet of the patient undergoes a change after Bariatric surgery. The gastro intestinal tract takes 1-3 days to recover. The patient has to take clear liquid diet in this recovery period. This diet comprises of clear broth, diluted fruit juices or gelatin desserts without sugar. Afterwards, a boring diet of pureed food like cream of wheat, protein drinks, cream soup or mashed potatoes with gravy are given not less than fourteen days. Right after Bariatric surgery, any food intake beyond the reduced capacity of the stomach causes nausea and throwing up thereby curbing overeating. To compensate for reduced intake of essential nutrients, many patients are given Vitamin pills for life. In most cases, physicians prescribe a diet rich in proteins and low in carbohydrates and alcohol to compensate for the loss in quantity of food intakes. It should be borne in mind that a carefully drawn up diet plan would allow for greater weight loss and keep your system healthy.
The Bariatric surgery cost ranges from $18,000to $35,000. However the post Bariatric surgery charges that include dietary recommendations, body shaping, and behavioral changes are surplus. Some of the costs can be covered under health insurance. The costs of most grossly obese patients are covered by insurances.
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Saturday, 5 June 2010
A Closer Look At Weight Loss Surgery
The number of people undergoing weight loss surgery has been increasing. For those suffering from obesity, weight loss surgery has been proven to be more beneficial than going on a weight loss diet and exercise program. Furthermore, although the latter method is approved by experts, weight that has been lost through it is regained after 5 years.
Records show that those who undergo weight loss surgical treatments have a high success rate of maintaining their new weight for a longer period of time.
Through such procedures, patients can get rid of as much as 50% of their excess body weight. However, it does not stop there because work has to be done to make sure the weight is kept off and this involves making significant changes lifestyle changes. Aside from the aesthetic benefit of having less bodyfat, there are also many positive health benefits. Respiratory, gastric, and sugar problems are alleviated or even cured. However, it is not for everyone. People who are most likely to be approved to undergo a weight loss procedure are those who fall under the classification of obese which means having a Body Mass Index of BMI of at least 35. In addition, the success of a procedure ultimately depends on the patient's willingness to do his or her part.
If you are considering weight loss surgery, below are some important information which you need to know.
Pre-surgery Weight
A patient will lose basically the amount of excess weight he or she has as measured before the procedure. Those who do not have to lose much will be able to reach their target weight if they religiously follow a diet and exercise program after surgery. Obesity-related health risks will eventually be eliminated as well.
Overall Health
Generally speaking, those who undergo weight loss surgery experience significant improvements in their overall health condition. In one study, 500 out of 2000 participants showed a 96% improvement in their pre-surgery health condition after undergoing a weight loss procedure.
Surgical Procedure
It is important to know the possible complications and side-effects of any kind of surgical procedure including weight loss surgery. Choose a credible and experienced surgeon to perform the operation. Aside from this, find out the about post operation care provided by the weight loss center you are going to as this plays a major role in the effectiveness of the surgery.
Diet and Exercise
A lifestyle change is imperative if you want to maximize the effect of the operation. Be ready to switch to a healthy diet and to follow a regular exercise regimen after surgery. Say goodbye to the old unhealthy lifestyle for good.
Commitment
Post-surgery care is crucial. It is the patient's responsibility to visit the weight loss center regularly after surgery so that his or her progress can be monitored. Beyond this, there are the lifestyle changes that a patient should be ready to embrace for the rest of his or her life. All these require serious commitment and dedication, otherwise the weight loss benefit of the surgery would just be lost.
Motivation
Staying motivated is very important because more work has to be done in order for the patient to continue losing weight until the target weight is achieved. It will take months after surgery before significant results become noticeable.
Support
After the surgery, a patient will go through a roller coaster of emotions and physical post operation effects. Family members and friends play an important role in providing the support needed by the patient. These people need to be guided on the post-surgery care a patient needs.
Gastric bypass or Bariatric surgery has been found to be a very efficient method of helping people who suffer from obesity to go through life in a much healthier way.
Records show that those who undergo weight loss surgical treatments have a high success rate of maintaining their new weight for a longer period of time.
Through such procedures, patients can get rid of as much as 50% of their excess body weight. However, it does not stop there because work has to be done to make sure the weight is kept off and this involves making significant changes lifestyle changes. Aside from the aesthetic benefit of having less bodyfat, there are also many positive health benefits. Respiratory, gastric, and sugar problems are alleviated or even cured. However, it is not for everyone. People who are most likely to be approved to undergo a weight loss procedure are those who fall under the classification of obese which means having a Body Mass Index of BMI of at least 35. In addition, the success of a procedure ultimately depends on the patient's willingness to do his or her part.
If you are considering weight loss surgery, below are some important information which you need to know.
Pre-surgery Weight
A patient will lose basically the amount of excess weight he or she has as measured before the procedure. Those who do not have to lose much will be able to reach their target weight if they religiously follow a diet and exercise program after surgery. Obesity-related health risks will eventually be eliminated as well.
Overall Health
Generally speaking, those who undergo weight loss surgery experience significant improvements in their overall health condition. In one study, 500 out of 2000 participants showed a 96% improvement in their pre-surgery health condition after undergoing a weight loss procedure.
Surgical Procedure
It is important to know the possible complications and side-effects of any kind of surgical procedure including weight loss surgery. Choose a credible and experienced surgeon to perform the operation. Aside from this, find out the about post operation care provided by the weight loss center you are going to as this plays a major role in the effectiveness of the surgery.
Diet and Exercise
A lifestyle change is imperative if you want to maximize the effect of the operation. Be ready to switch to a healthy diet and to follow a regular exercise regimen after surgery. Say goodbye to the old unhealthy lifestyle for good.
Commitment
Post-surgery care is crucial. It is the patient's responsibility to visit the weight loss center regularly after surgery so that his or her progress can be monitored. Beyond this, there are the lifestyle changes that a patient should be ready to embrace for the rest of his or her life. All these require serious commitment and dedication, otherwise the weight loss benefit of the surgery would just be lost.
Motivation
Staying motivated is very important because more work has to be done in order for the patient to continue losing weight until the target weight is achieved. It will take months after surgery before significant results become noticeable.
Support
After the surgery, a patient will go through a roller coaster of emotions and physical post operation effects. Family members and friends play an important role in providing the support needed by the patient. These people need to be guided on the post-surgery care a patient needs.
Gastric bypass or Bariatric surgery has been found to be a very efficient method of helping people who suffer from obesity to go through life in a much healthier way.
Monday, 28 December 2009
Healthy Weight Loss - Surgery is an Option
If you have considered surgery as a method to lose that dangerous extra weight you are carrying, read this article for valuable information that will be of help to you. First let us get an understanding about what weight loss is before talking about Healthy Weight Loss.
Losing Weight
It is the process of losing body weight, most often by losing fat. That means burning off the excess calories that you consume. You can do this by reducing the amount of food you eat and increasing physical activity by regular exercise. For losing weight in a healthy way, most experts recommend a combination of nutritional meals and regular exercise. For safe and healthy loss of weight, a physician should be consulted to develop a weight loss plan that is tailored to you.
What are some ways to shed extra pounds in a healthy manner?
At the end of 2009 it was reported by health studies that weight loss surgery is growing in popularity for good reason. It has helped thousands of people to take off dangerous extra weight and can produce very good results. Medicare had decided a few years ago to cover surgery as a method of losing unwanted weight and for seniors as well. Keep in mind this is only an option if you have exhausted all conventional methods of weight loss.
We now know that getting rid of extra weight in some cases may require surgery and has become a leading treatment for obesity in the United States. If you have tried to lose significant amounts of weight repeatedly without success, as I mentioned earlier, weight loss surgery may be an option to consider.
In addition to the normal complications and overall risks of surgery, lose weight surgeries have their own unique set of complications and side effects. It would be wise to learn more about the risks of weight loss surgery and then make an informed decision. Of course the decision will be made in conjunction with your doctor.
Doctors and other health professionals now know that losing weight by surgery, the weight will come off and more importantly, it will stay off. Keeping the weight off is crucial whether by surgery or conventional methods.
How it works
There are two ways the surgery works. It is done by reducing the amount of food that fits in your stomach or by restricting the amount of food the stomach can digest. If an individual has not been able to lose weight by conventional methods, including seniors, surgery may be the best option for healthy weight loss.
Losing Weight
It is the process of losing body weight, most often by losing fat. That means burning off the excess calories that you consume. You can do this by reducing the amount of food you eat and increasing physical activity by regular exercise. For losing weight in a healthy way, most experts recommend a combination of nutritional meals and regular exercise. For safe and healthy loss of weight, a physician should be consulted to develop a weight loss plan that is tailored to you.
What are some ways to shed extra pounds in a healthy manner?
At the end of 2009 it was reported by health studies that weight loss surgery is growing in popularity for good reason. It has helped thousands of people to take off dangerous extra weight and can produce very good results. Medicare had decided a few years ago to cover surgery as a method of losing unwanted weight and for seniors as well. Keep in mind this is only an option if you have exhausted all conventional methods of weight loss.
We now know that getting rid of extra weight in some cases may require surgery and has become a leading treatment for obesity in the United States. If you have tried to lose significant amounts of weight repeatedly without success, as I mentioned earlier, weight loss surgery may be an option to consider.
In addition to the normal complications and overall risks of surgery, lose weight surgeries have their own unique set of complications and side effects. It would be wise to learn more about the risks of weight loss surgery and then make an informed decision. Of course the decision will be made in conjunction with your doctor.
Doctors and other health professionals now know that losing weight by surgery, the weight will come off and more importantly, it will stay off. Keeping the weight off is crucial whether by surgery or conventional methods.
How it works
There are two ways the surgery works. It is done by reducing the amount of food that fits in your stomach or by restricting the amount of food the stomach can digest. If an individual has not been able to lose weight by conventional methods, including seniors, surgery may be the best option for healthy weight loss.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Weight Loss Surgery - 7 Myths that Will Surprise You
Have you seen all the ads on TV for weight loss surgery? They certainly sound appealing, don't they? Tame that hunger! Rapid weight loss! But what's the real story? Here are seven myths about weight loss surgery that will truly surprise you.
Myth # 1: You Will Never Regain Your Weight
Untrue. In fact studies have shown that most weight loss surgery patients regain at least some of their weight. Weight loss surgery provides you with a tool that helps you to lose weight and maintain that weight loss. But the patient must eat a healthy diet and exercise for the rest of their lives in order to maintain that weight loss. True, it is much easier to accomplish that after surgery. However you can't take for granted that you will be thin forever without working at it.
Myth # 2: Weight Loss Surgery Is Becoming so Popular
Untrue. In the U.S., there are between 8 and 10 million morbidly obese people who qualify for weight loss surgery. Morbid obesity is determined by checking your Body Mass Index which is a computation between your height and your weight. Of the 8 to 10 million morbidly obese people, there are only between 1% and 2% of them who have weight loss surgery. In 2007 there were approximately 200,000 weight loss surgeries performed in the United States. In fact, weight loss surgery is a very rare procedure compared to millions who need it.
Myth # 3: You Will Have To Eat Tiny Meals Forever
Untrue. Just after surgery, your capacity to eat is very small. An ounce or two will fill you up. However, over time your capacity to eat more normal sized meals will increase so that what you are able to eat approximates what a normal weighted person would eat.
Myth #4: It's the Easy Way Out
Untrue. Weight loss surgery is not without its risks. The mortality rate is .5% to 1% and an additional 5% suffer complications. The complications vary from developing a possible abdominal leak so that what you eat enters your abdominal cavity (potentially lethal) to simple nausea. Many weight loss surgery patients lose up to 50% of their hair (which grows back) because of their inability to eat enough protein just after surgery. Most gastric bypass patients experience dumping syndrome which causes a sweating, shaking and nauseous reaction after eating something sweet. Some people outgrow this, others do not. There are many complications with this surgery making it anything but the easy way out.
Myth # 5: Weight Loss Surgery Will Save My Marriage
Untrue. In fact the divorce rate for weight loss surgery patients is higher than the national average. Often the spouse cannot take the new attention being paid to their partner who is looking better and better as the pounds melt away. On the flip side, the patient who is losing weight sometimes does not know how to handle all the new attention causing a strain on the marriage.
Myth # 6: My Body Will Look Great After I Have Lost Weight
Untrue. Most patients who lose more than 140 pounds are left with hanging skin requiring plastic surgery which is often not covered by insurance.
Myth #7: I Won't Be Able to Have Children after Surgery
Untrue. Patients should not get pregnant within the first year following surgery. During that initial time of rapid weight loss, they are not able to eat enough to sustain themselves as well as a growing fetus. However after the first year, there is no barrier to pregnancy. In fact, those patients have a much lower risk pregnancy because they are much healthier.
Myth # 1: You Will Never Regain Your Weight
Untrue. In fact studies have shown that most weight loss surgery patients regain at least some of their weight. Weight loss surgery provides you with a tool that helps you to lose weight and maintain that weight loss. But the patient must eat a healthy diet and exercise for the rest of their lives in order to maintain that weight loss. True, it is much easier to accomplish that after surgery. However you can't take for granted that you will be thin forever without working at it.
Myth # 2: Weight Loss Surgery Is Becoming so Popular
Untrue. In the U.S., there are between 8 and 10 million morbidly obese people who qualify for weight loss surgery. Morbid obesity is determined by checking your Body Mass Index which is a computation between your height and your weight. Of the 8 to 10 million morbidly obese people, there are only between 1% and 2% of them who have weight loss surgery. In 2007 there were approximately 200,000 weight loss surgeries performed in the United States. In fact, weight loss surgery is a very rare procedure compared to millions who need it.
Myth # 3: You Will Have To Eat Tiny Meals Forever
Untrue. Just after surgery, your capacity to eat is very small. An ounce or two will fill you up. However, over time your capacity to eat more normal sized meals will increase so that what you are able to eat approximates what a normal weighted person would eat.
Myth #4: It's the Easy Way Out
Untrue. Weight loss surgery is not without its risks. The mortality rate is .5% to 1% and an additional 5% suffer complications. The complications vary from developing a possible abdominal leak so that what you eat enters your abdominal cavity (potentially lethal) to simple nausea. Many weight loss surgery patients lose up to 50% of their hair (which grows back) because of their inability to eat enough protein just after surgery. Most gastric bypass patients experience dumping syndrome which causes a sweating, shaking and nauseous reaction after eating something sweet. Some people outgrow this, others do not. There are many complications with this surgery making it anything but the easy way out.
Myth # 5: Weight Loss Surgery Will Save My Marriage
Untrue. In fact the divorce rate for weight loss surgery patients is higher than the national average. Often the spouse cannot take the new attention being paid to their partner who is looking better and better as the pounds melt away. On the flip side, the patient who is losing weight sometimes does not know how to handle all the new attention causing a strain on the marriage.
Myth # 6: My Body Will Look Great After I Have Lost Weight
Untrue. Most patients who lose more than 140 pounds are left with hanging skin requiring plastic surgery which is often not covered by insurance.
Myth #7: I Won't Be Able to Have Children after Surgery
Untrue. Patients should not get pregnant within the first year following surgery. During that initial time of rapid weight loss, they are not able to eat enough to sustain themselves as well as a growing fetus. However after the first year, there is no barrier to pregnancy. In fact, those patients have a much lower risk pregnancy because they are much healthier.
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