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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
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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 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 -
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
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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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