Other health conditions affected by Weight Loss Surgery

In addition to weight loss, gastric bypass surgery could also resolve health issues associated to obesity. They could improve or lessen the risk of Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, sleep apnea, asthma, arthritis, joint pain, and even heart disease and cancer. Those who have undergone gastric bypass surgical procedures are also exposed to risks and complications just like in any other surgery. When considering getting this kind of weight-loss procedure, it is not only the benefits that you would have to know but also its risks and dangers.

Gastric Bypass Benefits

Gastric bypass surgeries are the most common bariatric surgical procedures performed, nowadays. Bariatric surgical procedures is the term used to refer to weight-loss surgeries. There are more and more people who are choosing to have the procedure to avoid the risks brought by morbid obesity. There are numerous benefits by getting a gastric bypass surgery. Those who have undergone the surgery were expected to lose about 50 to 60% of their weight. Most of the patients would say that they reached the lowest point of their weight two years after their surgery.

After Gastric Bypass Surgery Remember to Eat Healthy

Bariatric surgery is certainly a radical procedure that needs to be thoroughly investigated before any scalpel is lifted. Gastric bypass surgery is a weight loss procedure that results in major changes not only in the body, but also in one’s lifestyle. To be able to adapt well to those changes, a patient needs to bear in mind these guidelines that ensure success after the surgery. Success means maintaining a healthy weight and preventing the possibility of regaining weight.

Do not eat foods that are not healthy or nutritious.  The culprits for weight gain are foods and liquids that are rich in calories, fat, and sugar. These include soda, milk shakes, alcohol, and sugar-rich desserts. These foods do not provide nutrients; instead, they cause hunger pangs and vomiting. Avoid them so that you do not out your weight loss effort to waste. Make sure that your diet is rich in protein, and include lots of fruits and vegetables.

Do not eat foods that make you feel uncomfortable. Sticky, dry, and fibrous foods such as pasta, rice, bread, and meat are usually a no-no for bypass surgery patients. Soda is also not allowed because it causes bloating, gas pain, and even pressure in the stomach.

The Basics of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric Bypass Surgery divides the stomach into two parts, sealing off the upper section from the lower. The surgeon then connects the upper stomach directly to the lower section of the small intestine, which bypasses the duodenum and part of the jejunum, and limits the amount of calories that are absorbed from food.

Surgery Risks

The other one percent cause of fatality among people who gone through the procedure, would be about not following the dietary restrictions that should be followed after the surgery. After gastric surgery, the body could no longer handle too much intake of high-sugar and high-fat food. There is a special diet that those who have just undergone the surgery should follow.

Bypass diet would usually include foods that are high in protein but low in fat, fiber, calories, and sugar. There are vitamins and mineral supplements that are required to be taken to avoid health and nutritional deficiencies. With more and more people turning to gastric bypass surgery as a weight-loss option, it is important to understand not only the procedure and the benefits. It is also important to weigh the risks and if our lifestyle and our body would be able to handle the dramatic loss of weight.

Risks Associated with Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric Bypass surgery is a restrictive/malabsorptive surgical procedure. Most patients do not have complications after Gastric Bypass surgery.

However, as with any medical procedure and particularly surgery, there are a number of risk factors during the operations and also post operatively. Gastric bypass patients could develop gallstones, stomach ulcers, hernia or nutritional deficiencies following surgery. The part of the stomach which was bypassed can get enlarged, it could cause bloating and hiccups. There is also the Dumping syndrome which happens when the food moves quickly to the small intestine. This can happen after eating foods high in sugar or fat.

Gastric Bypass Surgery Dietary Considerations

Having a different sized (smaller) stomach has impacts on how much food the person can eat. There are special diets that a patient recuperating from gastric bypass surgery follows. The diet of the post operative patient is now so important for his nutrition.

Nutritional supplements are often recommended following this form of surgery. There are people who have undergone the surgery reporting a reduction in weight of as much as 50 to 60 percent a year after the intervention. There are even some who would report an incredible 80% weight loss. However, it is still possible for patients to stretch their stomachs and have that large size again. There is still a possibility of getting back those lost pounds. That is why doctors would recommend dietary restrictions and exercise plant that would keep the pounds away.