Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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.


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