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- Gastric Bypass Surgery is a treatment for morbid obesity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_byp...
- Major surgical procedure
- Poses significant risks and side effects
- Major health problems can arise from being obese
- Your Body Mass Index BMI is an indicator used to determine if this weight loss surgery is appropriate
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Gastric Bypass Surgery is a surgical procedure used to treat morbid obesity. In a gastric bypass the stomach is made smaller so that only a limited amount of food can fit in the stomach and be digested. There are a variety of ways that the intestines can be reconnected to the pouches, so there are several different variations of gastric bypass surgery.
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Potential Benefits of Gastric Bypass Surgery
Persons who go through this surgical procedure typically see a significant weight loss. Typical weight loss reported is 65% of their excess body weight.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass_surgery
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Gastric Bypass Surgery Questions
What is the best kind of weight loss surgery? 2 AnswersIt really depends on your body mass and your goals in life. If you are morbidly obese and your doctor gives you a very short amount of time to live, then its m... read more
what are the risks and complications from gastric bypass surgery? 2 AnswersThe other answers are correct but each person may experience them to varying degrees. Other issues may arise from the change in medications. If you are taking b... read more
What are the risks to the pancreas after gastric bypass surgery? 1 AnswerI'll start this out with saying I'm no where near an expert nor do I have any medical training. But, from what I've read, there seems to be a problem with the P... read more
How is Billy Robbins doing now? Did he have his gastric bypass surgery? Has mom stopped controlling him? 2 AnswersI was not even aware of this person. I did find this though on him and maybe it will give you more information. http://www.mahalo.com/Half_Ton_Teen_Billy_Robbin... read more -
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