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What is often called "weight loss
surgery" is usually an effective way of reducing your weight. It does so
by physically reducing the size of your stomach. The effect is either to
prevent you from eating large quantities or to limit the amount of food you can
digest. When you look around at the literature and the marketing copy, there
are a number of other names used depending on who is talking about it. The most
common options are gastric banding,
and bariatric and bypass surgery. Let's start off with a clear statement.
Surgery should not be seen as the easy option. It should only be used when all
other approaches have failed and your health is at risk, e.g. from heart
disease. Why? Because there are risks associated with the surgery itself and
complications can follow including blood clots, infections and hernias. In
people who are merely overweight, the risks can be more serious than the benefits
to be achieved.
As a result, surgery is only recommended when you have not responded to the
usual regimen of calorie-controlled diet, exercise and medication, and your
health is at risk. Even then, surgery is often made conditional both on going
through a course of counseling and agreeing to make significant lifestyle
changes after surgery. The surgeons
must be satisfied you are going to maintain a healthy approach to life and not
simply carry on eating too much unhealthy food.
Thus, you will meet with nutritionists to teach you how to eat a healthy diet
and psychologists to assess whether you are likely to stick to the diet after
surgery. As a test, many patients are told to lose a specific amount of weight
as a condition to having the surgery. Who, then, qualifies for this surgery?
The National Institutes of Health have issued guidelines recommending that it
should be limited to two classes of patient:
those who have a BMI of
40 and above; and those who have a BMI of between 35 and 40 with associated
diseases or disorders including diabetes, heart disease and joint problems that
restrict mobility.
In other words, the aim
of surgery is to reduce the risk of serious illness or premature death arising
from the obesity. The majority who have the surgery are less prone to heart
disease, cancer and the more serious depressive illnesses, but more prone to
develop digestive disorders. As with all surgery, there are advantages and
disadvantages to be balanced. It also means you will spend less on medication.
As it stands, you may well buy phentermine
which is the standard appetite suppressant. Phentermine is commonly used by
those who find it difficult to diet and it works by reducing hunger pangs. The
result is that people eat
less when they feel less hungry. Additionally, you will find your general
health improves, you will miss fewer days at work, there will be less
discrimination and your quality of life will improve. Overall, you should have
more dollars left in your pocket at the end of each month and find life more
enjoyable.
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