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Gastric Bypass Surgery Benefits And How It Saves Lives

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 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 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.

Eating habits change post surgery and strictly follow guidelines from the surgeon. The food the patient is reduced, due to the smaller size stomach pouch they have. Calcium, iron and protein supplements are prescribed along with multivitamins and vitamin B12 supplements. Acid producing cells may also increase which lets some doctors give medication to lower the production.

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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