Our second support group of the year was held at our practice at St George Private Hospital on Thursday 26th of May. Following weight loss surgery, changes to your diet and lifestyle have the most impact on success of your surgery. This is why at Upper GI Surgery we... Read more
“Eat of the good and wholesome things that We have provided for your sustenance, but indulge in no excess therein” (Qur’an 20:185) Quoted directly from the Qur’an, Ramadan is not an excuse to overeat when you can eat, or consume foods that have little to no substance... Read more
Quick Tips for Ramadan and Fasting After Weight Loss Surgery Don’t fall off the weight loss wagon, using Ramadan as the excuse that pushed you off! It’s important to continue eating your normal healthy diet. All of your meal should remain based on lean protein foods... Read more
Talk at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Meeting in Brisbane by Sonia Tran, Amjid Riaz, Joel Zhou, Kirsten Hepburn and Michael Talbot An association between creation of an Acute Surgical Unit (ASU) and improved outcomes in the management of acute... Read more
Talk at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Meeting in Brisbane by: Ahmed Rahman, Amjid Riaz, William Hawkins and Michael Talbot Revision Bariatric surgery is technically demanding and associated with high morbidity rates due to formation of adhesions and... Read more
Weight loss surgery is designed in general to restrict the amount of food that a patient is able to consume following surgery. However as we have covered in one of our previous blogs (Making the most of a smaller stomach after surgery), just because the volumes you... Read more
Depending on the weight loss procedure your surgeon recommends as part of your treatment, the result is generally the same; your ability to eat large quantities of food and liquids will be greatly reduced, forcing you to change your eating habits (for the immediate... Read more
We live in a very modern world with access to whatever information we require at our fingertips thanks to the internet and smartphones; not to mention tablets, laptops, computers, televisions! We rarely pick up a book to read yet download books to our kindles or... Read more
