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Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: timing and nutrition

Fertility often improves within months — which surprises patients who were told they could not conceive.

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Choosing a bariatric clinic abroad: the ICU question

If the facility cannot manage a leak at 3am, nothing else on the brochure matters.

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Why protein comes first after bariatric surgery

With a stomach the size of a banana, the order you eat in decides whether you lose fat or muscle.

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Exercise after bariatric surgery: when and what

Walking starts hours after surgery. Resistance training starts at six weeks and matters more than cardio for keeping weight off.

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Weight-loss injections or surgery? An honest comparison

GLP-1 drugs work while you take them. Surgery works while you follow it. The right answer depends on which commitment fits your life.

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The first week after a gastric sleeve, hour by hour

Sipping water is harder than you imagine, and walking is more important than resting.

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What obesity does to the body — and what surgery reverses

Sleep apnoea, fatty liver, joint disease, hypertension and diabetes all improve — often faster than the weight comes off.

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The part nobody prepares you for: the psychology of losing 40 kg

Food stops being a coping tool overnight. Relationships shift. Body image lags behind the mirror by a year or more.

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Revision bariatric surgery: converting a sleeve to a bypass

Two reasons justify it: severe reflux and insufficient weight loss with a documented behavioural effort behind it.

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Travelling for bariatric surgery: planning the trip properly

Five to six nights, a companion if possible, and a plan for the flight home that includes moving every hour.

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Istanbul & travel

Medical tourism in Turkey: a practical guide for 2026

Two million patients a year cannot all be wrong — but the gap between the best and worst clinics here is wider than anywhere in Europe.

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Istanbul & travel

Three days in Istanbul between appointments

A realistic itinerary for patients — short distances, low effort, and nothing that involves climbing.

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