Category: Health

If I were a diabetic, often I ask myself- would I take a surgery that promises to halt the disease, even for a few years, that lasts an hour with a hospital stay of one day, would leave me 4 tiny scars on my belly, make me satisfied after eating a grilled fish and leave… Continue reading I would rather live with Diabetes than take a surgery! Really?

I write this article for my readers who may also have visited me for the consultation for bariatric surgery but have opted out for various reasons. To clear the common misconceptions, read on ……   1.  Is Bariatric surgery risky ? Bariatric surgery currently is very safe. 99% patients go home the next day without… Continue reading Common Queries and Misconceptions in Bariatric Surgery

I have anal fistula. I have taken various medicines prescribed by alternative medical practitioners but it has not healed. I am scared of surgery since I have heard it is painful and fail most often. Anal fistulas can be cured only by surgery. So don’t waste time and money on pills and creams. The fistula… Continue reading Modern Treatment of Anorectal Diseases

Bariatric surgery – a weight loss surgery- is becoming an increasingly popular option for patients who are obese and diabetic. It not only helps to reduce weight and resolve diabetes, it also helps patients with arthritis, snoring, infertility substantially. The dramatic results and benefits it produces is the major reason for its popularity. The method… Continue reading A Newer Bariatric Surgery – Simpler, Safer and more Effective

What is a Hiatus hernia ? In a hiatus hernia, a part of the stomach that should normally be in the abdomen protrudes through the diaphragm into the chest (See picture). This hernia allows food and acid abnormally to travel upwards and may produce symptoms.   What are the symptoms in Hiatus hernia ? These… Continue reading Surgery for Hiatus Hernia

A woman needs to preserve her beauty and health even more when she turns forty. This is because her body – and sometimes her mind as most partners would know- is changing at this age. She should be more informedand careful towards these changes taking place in her body because they affect her health in… Continue reading Obesity in Women above forty years

In a recent research called the STAMPEDE trial– from Cleveland Clinic, USA,a comparison was done between diabetic patients managed on medicines versus bariatric surgery. The patients’ chosen were obese diabetics including the mildly obese. One group of patients was treated by drugs and diet under the intensive supervision of an expert team of physicians. The… Continue reading Research proves yet again that Bariatric surgery works better than medicines in Diabetes!

Last year two boys Ramesh and Piyush (names changed) aged 19 and 22 attended our obesity clinic in Belle Vue. They were severely obese with body weights of 135 and 130 kgs respectively. They had been trying to lose weight in vain for the last few years. They had heard and read about bariatric surgery… Continue reading HOW TO DECIDE WHETHER ONE NEEDS SURGERY FOR SEVERE OBESITY