gastric bypass operation

Gastric bypass:

– Is the first surgery in the world for obesity, that appeared in its current form in the late sixties, which was operated for more than five hundred thousand cases in the world, including in the past year alone, more than eighty thousand cases and this makes it the most surgery used to treat obesity in America and the world. This surgery is currently named the golden standard for obesity surgery, where it is very effective in weight reduction and accompanied by a convenient way to eat and more sense of satiety with high efficiency with sweets and sugars eaters. The patient must adhere to after post- surgical vitamins.

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The goal of the operation:

– The goal of gastric bypass operation is first, reducing the gastric food capacity and secondly to enable food to bypass part of the small intestine by connecting the stomach pocket that receives the food to the small intestine. You will feel satiety and fullness during a shorter time than the time taken while your gastric was in it normal size, which reduces the amount of food eaten, and decrease the number of calories you consume. Also, the bypassed section absorbs fewer calories, leading to weight reduction.

– It is one of five types of surgeries being procedured in the world for morbid obesity since 1980 for a million and one hundred thousand new cases and after many comparisons decades continued noon difference between the various surgeries and knocked off surgery gastric bypass endoscopic undisputed on the throne of best surgery excessive obesity in the world because it gave better results in short and long term weight reduction with the highest cure rate of the diseases associated with obesity and a better lifestyle.

the consequences of this procedure: –

• a marked decrease in the amount of food consumed

• moderating the mechanism of absorption food

• person can lose 70% of excess weight

And the patient should administer some dietary supplements beside the main meals are:

• Multivitamins

• Calcium

• Vitamin B12

• Iron

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The benefits of gastric bypass operation:

1. fit all types of obesity.

2-stomach-stapling, which leads to reduce the amount of food intake

3. moderate Reduction in intake absorbtion that benefit food addicts who are not able to do without it as well as sweets and sugars addicts

4. bypassing the duodenum reduces the effective degree of hunger hormone and gives a sense of satiety.

5. It is possible to be done endoscopically, leading to reduce the pain and the problems of large wounds and chest infections, as well as quickly the patient returns to his normal life

6. give long-term excellent results.

7. lack of vomiting after surgery compared to other surgeries because of the inserted shunt

7-can be operated for all sizes and high weights.

8. have a positive effect on blood lipid levels, as triglycerides and cholesterol and harmful fats ratio decrease, and increase the proportion of healthy fats and thus lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients, as well as reduce the rates of blood clots in heart and brain.

9. As for the patients with type II diabetes, it leads to reduce the rates of blood sugar, as well as to increase the proportion of insulin, which leads to a full recovery from diabetes in 88% of patients.

10. safer than belt stomach because it does not require the insertion of foreign objects into the body.

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