Surgery

You bend down to lift a heavy box and feel a sharp pressure in your groin. Or maybe you’ve spent months dealing with heartburn, chest…

After bariatric surgery, you expect some major changes, but what follows can feel faster and more dramatic than you imagined. Your appetite shifts, your energy…

Gastrectomy is a surgical procedure that removes part or all of the stomach and is sometimes recommended for patients with severe obesity, stomach cancer, chronic…

Recovery after acid reflux surgery is just as important as the procedure itself. The way you care for your body during the healing phase can…

Gallbladder surgery, also known as cholecystectomy, is a common procedure performed to relieve pain and complications caused by gallstones, inflammation, or gallbladder dysfunction. If you’ve…

Recovering from gallbladder removal involves helping your digestive system adjust to a new way of processing food. Without a gallbladder to store and concentrate bile,…

If you’re about to undergo a gastric bypass, you must familiarize yourself with the recovery process ahead of time. In the first days and weeks,…

You may have struggled with diets, exercise regimens, and countless lifestyle changes, only to find yourself frustrated by minimal results. If obesity has affected your…

You may have first noticed it while lifting something heavy or coughing: an uncomfortable pressure in your groin followed by a small, bulging lump. At…