Healing after surgery is not just about rest. It requires the right nutritional support. Surgeon Motaz Selim, MD, PhD explains how proper nutrition is crucial for a good recovery after an operation.

Surgery may be an option to manage ulcerative colitis when treatment with medication and lifestyle changes isn’t effective, ...

Recovery after surgery depends on numerous factors, with nutrition playing a far more critical role than many people realize. While healthcare teams focus extensively on surgical technique and ...

After gallbladder removal, digestive changes are common as bile flows directly into the intestines. A temporary diet ...

If you’re recovering from surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis — you’ve probably got questions about what you can (and should) eat. The ...

Bariatric surgeries can help people with severe obesity lose weight by restricting the amount of food the stomach can hold, reducing the absorption of nutrients, or both, depending on the type of ...

Following a tonsillectomy, a person will need to make some dietary changes while they heal. This can include getting plenty of fluids and eating soft foods to help prevent discomfort. A tonsillectomy ...

If your hemorrhoids are severe or conservative treatments fail to provide relief, you may need a surgery called a hemorrhoidectomy. Recovering from this procedure takes time and requires changes in ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Surgeons in the United States perform nearly 600,000 coronary artery stent procedures and bypass surgeries every year.