After my gastric-bypass surgery, I lost 90 pounds; people keep saying I was beautiful before that. I wish people knew I had surgery for health reasons, not because I wanted to be prettier. Instead of ...

(Columbia) April 28, 2003 - Christy Timms weighed 318 pounds and wore size "28" clothes when WIS first met her. Considered morbidly obese, she knew she needed to lose around 170 pounds, "I'm a happy ...

A new study raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. The results show that the biggest metabolic changes happened directly after surgery. Just a year after ...

“It has been a hard road, but it has been the best thing I ever did for myself.” This is how DeAnn Barfuss describes the emotional weight loss journey she embarked upon two years ago after deciding to ...

A new study from Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. The results show that the biggest metabolic changes happened directly ...

Answer: A. Nonspecific postprandial symptoms that can be attributed to hypoglycemia are fairly common in patients with a history of gastric bypass. Hypoglycemia is defined as a blood glucose value ...

Adolescents who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery that involves removing part of the stomach, were less likely to go the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the ...