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You should avoid sugary foods and drinks, fried and high-fat foods, alcohol, tough dry meats, fibrous raw vegetables, and empty-calorie snacks after gastric bypass surgery.

Trichotillomania is a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) that involves recurrent, hard-to-control urges to pull out one's own hair. It belongs to the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders category in the DSM-5, and it commonly affects the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).

The gastric sleeve diet is a structured nutritional program that patients follow after sleeve gastrectomy. It progresses from clear liquids to soft foods and then to regular foods, while prioritizing protein, hydration, nutrient density, and strict portion control.

Bariatric surgery changes hormones far beyond simple food restriction. It alters gut-derived appetite signals, improves insulin function, reshapes reproductive hormones, and shifts thyroid, growth, and bone-related endocrine activity. Some of these changes drive the benefits of surgery. Others require long-term monitoring.

You should wait 48 to 72 hours before your first wash, use lukewarm water, apply only surgeon-approved gentle shampoo, avoid all direct water pressure on the grafts, and pat the scalp dry without rubbing.

A gastric balloon recovery timeline typically spans three distinct phases: an immediate adjustment period of two to seven days, an early recovery phase through the first month, and a long-term adaptation period that lasts for the entire duration of the balloon placement.

Ghrelin and leptin are two hormones that control how hungry you feel, how full you feel, and how your body manages stored energy. Ghrelin acts as the body's main hunger signal. Leptin acts as the body's main long-term energy report.

Hair is a keratinized biological fiber made mainly of protein, water, lipids, pigment, and minerals. Only the structures beneath the skin are alive; the visible strand is dead, hardened tissue.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduces the stomach to a small pouch and reroutes part of the small intestine. This change limits how much food the stomach holds and how many nutrients the body absorbs. Because of this, your diet must progress gradually from clear liquids to puréed foods, soft foods, and finally solid foods.