Access downloadable patient resources from Southern Weight Loss on bariatric surgery, including introductions to weight loss procedures, guides to reducing food noise, managing abdominal pain after bypass or sleeve, hair loss, constipation, understanding obesity, and Wegovy use post-bypass.
These guides provide practical advice on expectations, causes, red flags, prevention, and when to seek help for better long-term health.
Introduction Weight loss Surgery 2026 – Twenty-three-page patient information booklet on bariatric surgery, covering health impacts of obesity, associated diseases, benefits, risks, and steps to achieve and maintain a healthier weight.
A pateint guide to reduce “Food Noise” after Gastric bypass surgery – Four-page patient guide on lifestyle strategies to minimize returning food noise after gastric bypass, including protein intake, hydration, eliminating grazing, sleep, resistance training, reducing processed foods, managing triggers, and early monitoring.
A patient guide to abdominal pain after gastric sleeve surgery – Six-page patient guide on abdominal pain after gastric sleeve surgery, covering expected normal pain, common causes, red flag symptoms, and when to contact healthcare or attend hospital.
A patient guide to hair loss after bariatric surgery – Five-page patient guide on post-bariatric hair loss, covering telogen effluvium causes, timeline, commonality, prevention through protein, vitamins, blood tests, and when to contact the clinic.
A patient guide to managing constipation after Bariatric surgery – Seven-page patient guide on post-bariatric constipation, covering causes, expectations by timeline (first week, month, beyond 6 months), prevention through hydration, fibre, activity, supplements, sleeve vs bypass differences, and red flags for help.
A patient guide to understanding obesity – Seven-page patient guide on the metabolic science behind obesity, explaining easy weight gain, body weight defense, impaired thermogenesis, genetics, dieting failures, bariatric surgery’s physiological changes, medications, and reframing as a chronic condition.
Wegovy after gastric bypass – Four-page patient guide on using semaglutide (Wegovy) after gastric bypass to treat food noise, covering mechanisms, indications, safe titration, side effects, monitoring, and discontinuation.
Diet After Hiatus Hernia Repair Surgery – A practical guide to eating and drinking after hiatus hernia repair surgery. Explains the four stages of diet progression and how to avoid swallowing difficulties while healing. Prepared by your surgeon to support recovery after anti-reflux surgery.