After Bariatric Surgery, Alcohol Abuse More Likely

Second Year After Weight Loss Surgery May Be Riskiest
By Kathleen DohenyWebMD Health News
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
June 18, 2012 -- Two years after weight loss surgery, people may be particularly vulnerable to alcohol abuse problems.
That news comes from a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"What we found was more gastric bypass patients reported symptoms of alcohol use disorder in the second year after surgery, compared to pre-surgery or the first

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