Weight Loss Surgery Gives Mom a New Lease on Life
Treatment TermsWeight loss and wellnessRoux-en-y gastric bypassBMI Calculator
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Michelle Taylor of Bahama, NC, woke up one morning with an epiphany: “I just had this overwhelming feeling that I wouldn’t be here in 10 years.” Her weight was out of control, and she was ready to make a change. After deciding to try gastric bypass surgery, she made a list of things she wanted to do after losing weight. Since her surgery in August 2014, Taylor has lost 140 pounds and has crossed off every single item on her list, including the most important one: to live.
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - June 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: md141 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Weight Loss Surgery May Not Relieve Acid Reflux
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2019 -- Reflux symptoms return in about half of patients who undergo gastric bypass, according to a study published online June 4 in Alimentary Pharmacology& Therapeutics.
Dag Holmberg, from the Karolinska Institutet in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 12, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Hormone infusions may be more effective than gastric bypass in obesity
According to research, presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, infusion of gut hormones (GLP-1, oxyntomodulin, peptide YY) improved weight loss and glucose levels in obese and pre-diabetic patients.Healio (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - June 10, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
(University of Pittsburgh) The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is nearly triple that of the general public. And fewer than half of those who died had triggered a safety protocol for problematic substance use. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Gastric Bypass Tied to Higher Fracture Risk Versus Gastric Band
THURSDAY, June 6, 2019 -- There is a 73 percent increased risk for nonvertebral fracture after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) versus adjustable gastric banding (AGB), according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Surgery.
Elaine W. Yu, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 6, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
GERD Reduction Overestimated After Gastric Bypass GERD Reduction Overestimated After Gastric Bypass
Gastric bypass surgery relieved symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease in only approximately half of patients with severe obesity, a study found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - June 5, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
GERD Reduction Overestimated After Gastric Bypass
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - June 5, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Does weight loss surgery help relieve acid reflux?
(Wiley) Individuals who are obese often experience heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux. Previous research indicates that gastric bypass surgery for obesity helps alleviate symptoms in the short term, but a new Alimentary Pharmacology& Therapeutics study finds that these benefits often are not long-lasting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Life After Adolescent Weight Loss Surgery
Treatment TermsRoux-en-y gastric bypassWeight loss surgeryAdolescent weight loss surgeryChildhood Obesity
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Faith Newsome Uses Her Experience to Help Teens Facing Bariatric Surgery
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As a child, Faith Newsome of Sanford, NC, struggled with feeling different from her peers because of her weight. By the time she was 15, she weighed 273 pounds and was pre-diabetic. She had gastric bypass surgery when she was 16. Today, Newsome is a 21-year-old college student who runs a local support group for obese teens. “When I was going through the process, I wanted to talk to people my age who were going through ...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - June 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Gastric Bypass Ups Fracture Risk, Need for Long-term Management Gastric Bypass Ups Fracture Risk, Need for Long-term Management
Although gastric bypass surgery is linked to ' myriad health benefits ' for those with obesity, an increased fracture risk ' is an important factor to discuss with patients, ' says the lead author of new study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 22, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Lessons Learned Years After Weight Loss Surgery
Treatment TermsRoux-en-y gastric bypassWeight loss surgeryBMI Calculator
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Fourteen years after his gastric bypass surgery, Donald Rice of Durham is a confident 46-year-old father who enjoys being active and social. Yet he can still recall when he weighed 339 pounds and felt anxious about the changes that would follow his weight loss surgery. Knowing how different his life is today, he is glad he didn ’t let fear hold him back. “There are so many positives that changed my life that what I gave up doesn’t matter," he said."It doesn ’t even cross my mind.”
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - May 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Magnitude of Weight Loss Similar for Teens, Adults After RYGB
FRIDAY, May 17, 2019 -- Adolescents and adults who undergo gastric bypass surgery have similar weight loss at five years after surgery, according to a study published online May 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 17, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Daunting Operation Offers Relief to Obese Teenagers
Gastric bypass surgery works as well in adolescents as it does in adults, researchers report. But the procedure requires a major commitment. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GINA KOLATA Tags: Bariatric Surgery Obesity Teenagers and Adolescence Surgery and Surgeons Weight Children and Childhood Psychology and Psychologists New England Journal of Medicine United States your-feed-health Source Type: news
Very Obese Teens: Promote or Postpone Gastric Bypass? Very Obese Teens: Promote or Postpone Gastric Bypass?
The decision on whether to recommend bariatric surgery for adolescents with severe obesity or postpone it to adulthood needs to be made after careful consideration of harms vs benefits, says an expert.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - May 16, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Early weight-loss surgery may improve type 2 diabetes, blood pressure outcomes
NIH-funded study followed teens, adults with long-term obesity five years after gastric bypass. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - May 16, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
