If you are a healthy individual and qualify to give blood, donating blood is a great way to help sick people who need a blood transfusion. If you donated blood before having bariatric surgery, you might be wondering if you can continue to donate blood after weight loss surgery.  What to Know if You...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is the back-flow of acidic or non-acidic stomach contents into the esophagus. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is characterized by symptoms, with or without tissue damage, that result from repeated or prolonged exposure of the lining of the esophagus to acidic o...

If you are having weight loss surgery, you may be interested in how you can improve your recovery after weight loss surgery so you can get back to normal activities and ensure optimal safety and success. This blog will address some of the things we tell our patients – the dos and don’ts after we...

Portion control after bariatric surgery is a word that is frequently heard in the weight loss industry. Like any doctor or nutritionist will tell you, you cannot successfully lose weight without limiting the amount of food you consume during each meal. Although the right portion size is different fo...

Bariatric surgery affects hormones due to how your body responds to stress. Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate processes in the body. Hormones leptin, ghrelin, insulin, sex hormones, and growth hormones impact our appetite, metabolism, and body fat distribution and are affected after bar...

An EGD after bariatric surgery is required in some cases when the patient is experiencing discomfort or unwanted side effects. Typically, 80% of post-bariatric patients will have surgery and experience no unwanted side effects. However, the other 20% of patients will have varying degrees of problems...