The first and most important question is: What are the facts about diet, exercise and weight loss?
Any good diet and/or exercise program needs be oriented toward an -easy- lifestyle change that will help you lose the weight and keep it off, with a long term goal of staying healthy and fit.
It's your health. That's worth doing some homework to find the right weight loss program for you!
Complications From Bariatric Surgery
October 2nd, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Although many patients have few problems after bariatric surgery, there is the potential for complications, both small and large, just as there is with any surgical procedure. Minor complications can include dietary intolerance, hair loss, dry skin, menstrual irregularities, or pain.
Other complications that may occur include dumping, stenosis, a narrowing of the gastric pouchs outlet, vitamin or mineral deficiencies and anemia, gallstones, and vomiting caused by stretching the pouch.More serious risks, ones that may need emergency attention, include bleeding, blood clots, infection, leakage of stomach acids, bowel obstructions, or hernia.
Additional surgeries may be needed to correct any health problems that occur because of these complications. Of course, death is a risk as well, although the risk is less than one percent. Patients with a very high BMI and/or severe medical conditions are at the highest risk, but death can also occur in any patient.Although significant weight loss occurs for nearly all bariatric surgery patients, regaining the weight is also a risk.
Patients who do not maintain their lifestyle changes and eating behaviors may fall back into old habits and find that the scale is beginning to creep back up. Although significant weight gain after the initial weight loss is fairly infrequent, those who do experience it may have feelings of failure and depression.
Bariatric Surgery Info provides detailed information on bariatric surgery, including cost, patients, centers, diet, financing, and complications, as well as specific procedures like laparoscopic and bypass surgery.
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A Look at Bariatric Surgery Patients
October 1st, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Individuals who are interested in bariatric surgery need to be aware of the ramifications. Although significant weight loss can be achieved with the procedure, patients need to have realistic weight loss expectations. Even after the surgery, most patients will not achieve their ideal body weight. Patients with a lower BMI to begin with generally lose a greater percentage of excess weight, while those with a higher initial BMI will likely lose more total weight. Patients who approach the surgery with a goal of improving their health resulting and quality of life will have the most success.Patients also need to be aware that bariatric surgery is just the first step. Post-surgery, they will require lifelong medical surveillance and must go into the procedure with a complete understanding of the surgery, the possible risks, and the lifelong changes it will require.With that said, severely overweight people who have tried diets and exercise but have not achieved lasting weight loss may be candidates for bariatric weight loss surgery. To be a suitable candidate, a person must meet certain criteria prescribed by a doctor or insurance company. Example criteria include excess weight of 100 pounds (or 100 percent over ideal weight), age range between 18 and 60 ears, a BMI (body mass index) of 40 or greater. Other qualifying criteria include a BMI of between 35 and 40 coupled with one or more of the following conditions: diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, or degenerative joint disease. Also, repeated and failed attempts to lose weight with the aid of diets, exercise, behavior modification, or weight loss drugs make bariatric surgery an attractive option. Finally, patients should show no history of drug and/or alcohol abuse.
Bariatric Surgery Info provides detailed information on bariatric surgery, including cost, patients, centers, diet, financing, and complications, as well as specific procedures like laparoscopic and bypass surgery. Bariatric Surgery Info is the sister site of Gastric Bypass Surgery Web.
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Is Weight Loss Surgery Worth It
September 30th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Weight loss surgery is a growing new trend - called gastrointestinal surgery, this procedure has been around since the late 1950s but has grown in popularity in recent years. Essentially, the stomach is drastically reduced in size using various techniques.
After this reduction, the person is unable to eat that much at a time - this can result in dramatic weight loss, usually averaging about twenty percent in the next two years. But the big question is, is it worth it? There are significant health costs associated with both being obese and with having the surgery.
On the one hand, being obese can cause you to have serious heart problems along with health problems in general. On the other, there is a significant risk of death associated with even having the weight loss surgery - the older you get, the higher it is. This doesnt even account for the risk of non-fatal side effects, such as infection, vomiting, ulcers, and nutrient deficiency. Many of these dont even occur until ten years or so after the surgery.
Ultimately, the health risks probably arent worth it - no matter how much you weigh, there are other, less invasive ways to get rid of the weight. People try to rationalize the surgery as getting rid of the health problems of obesity, but these are gradual and often can be avoided with regular exercise, even if you remain obese despite the workout. You need to take a good, hard look at the reasons why you are getting this surgery.
For most people, despite what they say about the health risks of obesity, the real reason is vanity: they just cant take being overweight anymore. This just isnt a good reason to risk your life on a surgery like this - you can get the same benefits through diet and hard work, or you can try to work through the self esteem problems with a therapist or friends. Youre going to have problems either way, but its about choosing which ones are the least threatening.
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