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Star Jones: “If I Punched Every B-tch Who Called Me Fat…”

Fri, 17 May 2008 00:13:52 GMT

posted by celebmanx

Years after coming clean about her gastric bypass, Star Jones is cracking fat jokes!

“If I punched every b-tch who called me fat, it would be dead bitches all up and down the highway,” Jones said during a taping of The Bad Girls Club reunion special (watch above; her joke is at 1:19 in)

The reunion episode airs Tuesday on Oxygen.

Last week Jones got into a public feud with Barbara Walters, who claimed Jones asked her to cover-up the gastric bypass on The View.

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Weight Loss Surgery Need To Know Risks

Sat, 4 May 2008 21:41:07 GMT

posted by rowellb2000

Take heed of risks from gastric bypass surgery

More and more importance is placed on gastric bypass surgery as one of the best methods of eliminating excessive fat. However, the risks you take and the cost of this form of weight loss surgery are often some issues patients need to consider. Bariatric surgery (another name used for gastric bypass) is a solution to eliminating fatty tissue - here are some more facts about it. (more…)

Carnie's gastric bypass not working

Mon, 25 Mar 2008 20:24:00 GMT

posted by cfarnham
It's okay Carnie, we like you better this way... you know, when your love handles are on the sides of your neck and while walking away from you it looks like there's a six pack of hot dogs on your neck...(writing credit: Andrew Dice Clay)

And we mean this all in a positive uplifting way...

We will meet you for lunch any day you want at PINKS
her story is HERE

Carnie Wilson After Gastric Bypass - Weight Gain?

Thu, 4 Apr 2008 05:59:00 GMT

posted by kodaku
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In 1999, Carnie Wilson underwent a bariatric operation (there are many types). She subsequently lost a great deal of weight and likely had plastic surgery. This release features a story about how she gained a whole lot of weight again.

These cases are fascinating as patients really aren't able to gain this much weight after these operations, at least not very often. Does anyone know who did her operation or what type she had? The question of how weight loss surgery patients do after these operations is an experiment in evolution.

Weight Loss Surgery Options

Wed, 1 May 2008 17:26:17 GMT

posted by robinking

Posted by Journey

Bariatric surgeries have many types. All of these are geared towards altering the digestive system make up of each person to aid them in their much needed weight loss. Only the morbidly obese people can undergo Bariatric surgical procedures. Morbid obesity is defined as an excessive overweight condition which entails that one weighs a hundred pounds or more than their normal body weight. Let us learn more about the different Bariatric surgical procedures to broaden our knowledge about this medical weight loss treatment.

3 Classifications of Bariatric Surgery:

• Predominantly Malabsorptive Procedures - these operations reduce the stomach size but their main purpose is to create malabsorption inside the body.

Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD)

This complex operation is also known as Scopinaro procedure. This kind of Bariatric surgery is now rare because of the problems in malnourishment observed in some the patients who have undergone this procedure. A part of the stomach is resected, creating a smaller stomach pouch. The distal part of the small intestine is then connected to the pouch, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum. This is the main reason for the severe malabsorption of nutrients resulting in nutritional deficiency. Patients who have undergone this procedure must have the need for additional vitamin and mineral supplements intake, even exceeding the normal dosage to keep up with the malnourishment they experience.

Jejuno-ileal Bypass (JI)

This operation is performed by dividing the proximal jejunum and then connecting the top end of the jejunum into the ileum which is located further down the small intestine. The food taken in by the patient does not pass through all the absorptive areas of the jejunum making them very susceptible to malnourishment and even liver failure because of lack of proper nourishment. This is just a few of the reasons why this procedure is no longer performed.

• Predominantly Restrictive Procedures - these procedures mainly concerns reducing the size of the stomach.

Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

This procedure is also known as the Mason procedure or stomach stapling. The procedure involves permanently stapling a part of the stomach to create a smaller pre-stomach pouch. This will serve as the new stomach.

Adjustable Gastric Band or Lap Band

By Dr. Jim Greene

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