Why Getting A Gastric Bypass Surgery Can Save Your Life

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.

A GBP operation is essentially dividing the stomach into two parts, the small pouch and the large pouch. The intestine is then set to connect to the larger stomach pouch. This is how the volume of the stomach is reduced altering its ability to process food at lower volumes. This results to a drastic change in how the body responses to food.

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 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.

Major operations like the GBP is a life changing procedure. On the bright side, it definitely cures morbid obesity and gives the person another chance to live an active lifestyle allowing them to participate in daily activities better. Their dependence on food will also be cut down to a healthier amount.




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