Health & Wellness Magazine Live + Thrive Magazine - Summer 2018 | Page 30

THE ESSENTIAL NEED FOR
Supplements
FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY
By Dr. Kerry Kole, DO, FACOS, CAQ-CCM
Medical Director Of Trauma - Troy Beaumont Hospital
Bariatric, Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
GIVEN THE average diet in the United States, it should come as
no surprise that many people are deficient in critical minerals and
vitamins. For individuals who have had bariatric surgery such as
bypasses, switches, or sleeves, correcting and preventing those
deficiencies is even more important because individuals don’t
absorb minerals as well as they would if their digestive system were
completely intact.
While it may seem obvious to know which deficiencies you
may be facing, it usually isn’t. The symptoms of a given
deficiency often overlap with others. Some can even overlap
with seemingly unrelated symptoms altogether. For instance, a
vitamin D deficiency could manifest as loss of hair, depression,
muscle pain, depressed immune system, or a number of other
symptoms. An extremely common symptom to be on the
lookout for is fatigue. If you are having unexplained issues,
they could be solved by getting a blood test and finding out
whether or not you need to be supplementing a vitamin or
mineral.
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