what happens to ur stomach in the gastric bypass?
February 21st, 2010 | by admin |
asked: what happens to ur stomach in the gastric bypass? is it safe? and can it be done anywhere in the body??
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asked: what happens to ur stomach in the gastric bypass? is it safe? and can it be done anywhere in the body??
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2 Responses to “what happens to ur stomach in the gastric bypass?”
By Amy on Feb 23, 2010 | Reply
It is when a morbidly obese person has a surgical operation on their stomach, making it smaller in size (about the size of an orange), therefore making it so they can only consume so much food and they feel full much quicker, resulting in serious weight loss. it also allows food to bypass part of the small intestine which also results in fewer calories being absorbed. It’s only for morbidly obese people who have no other choice but to go under the knife to prevent serious obesity issues from taking their life. The most common gastric bypass surgery is a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. In normal digestion, food passes through the stomach and enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), and the remaining waste is eventually excreted. In a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the stomach is made smaller by creating a small pouch at the top of the stomach using surgical staples or a plastic band. The smaller stomach is connected directly to the middle portion of the small intestine (jejunum), bypassing the rest of the stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine (duodenum). Gastric bypass is just what I described and a procedure that is only done on the stomach and part of the small intestine. Although guidelines vary, surgery is generally considered when your body mass index is 40 or higher or you have a life-threatening or disabling condition related to your weight. Your doctor may only consider doing gastric bypass surgery if you have not been able to lose weight with other treatments.
By Riady on Feb 24, 2010 | Reply
The most common gastric bypass performed is called the Roux-en Y gastric bypass. In this procedure, a small pouch is created on the top of the stomach. It is stapled, to seal it off from the rest of the stomach. This small pouch will no longer digest any food. The upper part of the small intestine, the duodenum, is attached to this small pouch.
When eating, the food would bypass the small pouch in the stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine. The food would go directly to the middle section of the intestine called the jejunum. Since it is the small intestine that does the absorption of minerals, vitamins and calories, the body will absorb limited calories only. A Y formation is formed just below the stomach.