Dawn Carleton

Losing Weight through Gastric Bypass Surgery

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Gastric bypass surgery essentially makes your stomach smaller. It allows food to bypass the small intestine-hence, its name. Typically, when you eat a meal or a snack the food you consume passes through your stomach. From there it goes into the small intestine. It is there that the calories and nutrients from the food you ate are absorbed by your body. From there, the food travels to your large intestines. Waste is sorted and eliminated. When your food bypasses most of the small intestine, fewer calories are absorbed from what you eat. As a result, fewer nutrients are absorbed. Not only will you feel fuller after consuming smaller amounts of food, your stomach simply will not hold as much food as it once did. All of these works together to allow you to lose weight.

Should I Choose Lap Band or Gastric Bypass?

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As soon as you have made up your mind to undergo weight loss surgery, the next thing you need to do is choose between lap band and gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass surgery has been around for thirty years, which is the country’s most common weight loss procedure. The lap band surgery, on the other hand, is a new procedure and is not as invasive as the gastric bypass surgery.

What to Expect After a Gastric Bypass Surgery

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The recovery period after the gastric bypass surgery requires commitment to be successful. After the operation, patients are only allowed to drink liquids and they are also required to undergo upper gastrointestinal tract radiography, commonly referred to as an Upper GI in order to check for possible complications or problems after the surgery. If all is well, patients will be discharged from the hospital within three days of the surgery. It will take some time before the patient will be allowed to eat solid foods and they are usually allowed minimal amount of servings to avoid gaining weight. People who have undergone this type of surgical procedure should learn to control their eating habits. Proper vitamin supplementation, following the post-operation guidelines and maintaining proper eating habits are important factors to consider after the surgery in order to obtain better results.

Revision Surgery and Why You Need It

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If your original bariatric surgery is not working the way you expected, you may want to consider bariatric revision surgery. Most people who undergo weight loss surgery are satisfied with the result but some may have complications or they just don’t lose the amount of weight they are expecting to.

How to Decide if Bariatric Surgery is Right for You

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If you are considering bariatric surgery, you may be wondering, ‘Is this the right option for me?’ People typically qualify for bariatric surgery when their BMI is above 40, or they have a BMI above 35 with coexisting health issues due to their weight. Usually, you do not reach this condition unless you are 100 pounds overweight. But simply meeting these conditions is not enough. How do you know that bariatric surgery is the right option?