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

By Karen Stewart


The epidemic that is morbid obesity is bound to have many ways of curing. While some may say that this is a condition that can be prevented with discipline, many factors come into play that cause obesity. Genetic make up can contribute to this and that cannot be controlled. Sometimes immediate solutions are necessary, such as surgical intervention.

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 operation involves dividing the stomach pouches into two. The smaller of the intestines is then transfered to adjust to changes and is connected to the larger stomach pouch divisions. The goal of a GBP is to reduce the volume that the stomach can accommodate changing the normal reaction to food.

Loss of about 65 to 80 percent of excess body fat is the more obvious benefit. There is also a significant number of patients relieved from essential hypertension, which is the increase in blood pressure due to the volume of high density calories in the body. Type 2 diabetes is also effectively reversed at a rate of about 90 percent of all patients that went through GBP.

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.

Bariatric procedure is on par with gall bladder removal mortality rates which is about 3 in a thousand. This is even less than the mortality for hip bone replacement. There are definitely more benefits to undergoing the operation than the risks involved. Although adjustment to the sudden changes should be dealt with accordingly.

Complications for these procedures can go to 14 percent at most and for open surgery methods. These numbers are pretty optimistic considering the number of things that it can cure. Eating habits also change in favor of the patient since they will lose the need to eat more than necessary.

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.

The big difference life before and after the operation can be staggering. For one, the emotional dependence on food is one big severance and the need to eat a lot is forcibly cut down. But for a procedure that cost a good amount of money and having a healthier life back, it is no doubt worth it.




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