Whilst surfing the net for the latest information on Bariatric Surgery, I came across this rather intriguing article. If you are a bypass patient, I am sure you will find it most interesting:

"In a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, John Morton, MD, associate professor of surgery at the medical school [Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA], showed that patients who take probiotics after the gastric-bypass procedure tend to shed more pounds than those who don't take the supplements. Probiotics are the so-called "good" bacteria found in yogurt as well as in over-the-counter dietary supplements that help in the digestion of food."

To read the complete article, click here.