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Reasons A Gastric Bypass Surgery Save Your Life And Make It Better

By Karen Stewart


Usually regarded as a last option, the many benefits in turning to surgical intervention for severe cases of obesity are seemingly worth it. Multiple health hazards that come with obesity and it is not just the force of gravity that legs and feet will not be able to carry. While there are many ways to go about this, the main goal is to make sure the patient will be able to live a healthier life.

There are many types of bariatric surgery. Most states have 25 to 29 percent of obese adults and New York is one of them. This is at a national average per state. This make Gastric Bypass Surgery such a sought after procedure.

This procedure is basically dividing up the stomach into two pouches. The intestine is then placed somewhere to connect the larger and smaller pouches. While many ways to do a GBP exists, essentially the stomach functionality then changes holding lesser volumes of food which results to a drastic change in response to digestion.

There is about a substantial loss to excess body fat, which is the more apparent effect of the procedure. Hypertension at a 70 percent and sleep apnea are also relieved at the rate of 75 percent. Type 2 diabetes and the likelihood of patients having it is effectively reversed at 90 percent.

All types of surgeries have a risk factor, but with GBP, the benefits outweigh them with a mortality rate of 89 percent. Most patients can go as far as living beyond 5 years even after the operation. While an open surgery can cause fatal complications, minimal invasive procedures like laparoscopy is available to encourage faster recovery.

This statistic is comparable to gallbladder removal mortality rates and even less than the deaths from hip replacement. This is at 3 out of a thousand for bariatric surgery. The benefits of the operation win by a landslide compared to the risks and this is considering that most morbidly obese patients have multiple severe health issues.

Complications only range at about 7 to 14 percent depending on the method of surgery. Living life after a GBP can have an emotional and physiological impact since there is a change in the role of food in their emotional well being. The energy of the patient can be generally low post operation due to some restrictions.

Surgeons give diet specifications after an operation as alternating as a GBP. Post gastric bypass patients are not able intake the same amount and the same kinds of food. But typically they would not want to because of the how the operation side effects causes nausea to certain types of food. Supplements are required for iron, calcium and protein and other necessary nutrients. Another possible side effect are ulcers due to the increase of acid producing cells. This is usually dealt by acid reducing medication.

There are huge changes in life after a gastric bypass. Food will never be the same, there are bouts of nausea and other side effects. This is after all an extremely sudden change at such a short span of time. But it definitely solves the tendency to overeat.




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