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As you are entering into this journey, having decided to save your own life by having bariatric surgery, don't forget that your brain can ruin everything. Be prepared with therapy or reading or affirmations or meditation to deal with the irrational impulses to eat everything in the house. It does not completely go away after surgery, and for some it doesn't go away at all.
Many of us are depressives, or bipolar, or unipolar or simply unaware of our lurking sadness. Here's one easy article about it:
www.eatingrecoverycenter.com
If you want more facts or to see what studies have been done and what percentage of people fail or succeed, here is another link fromthe National Institutes of Health:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many of us are depressives, or bipolar, or unipolar or simply unaware of our lurking sadness. Here's one easy article about it:
Eating Disorders After Bariatric Surgery | Surgery Won't Cure EDs
Bariatric (weight loss) surgery can offer benefits to patients, but eating disorders may persist after surgery if not treated. Here's what you need to know.
If you want more facts or to see what studies have been done and what percentage of people fail or succeed, here is another link fromthe National Institutes of Health:
CHARACTERIZATION OF EATING DISORDERS AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY: A CASE SERIES STUDY
A significant number of post-bariatric surgery patients present with eating disorders (ED) symptoms that require specialized treatment. These cases are thought to be underreported due to their frequent sub-syndromal presentation. This paper describes ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov