Gastric Bypass is a weight loss surgery procedure that uses both restrictive and malabsorptive elements. The result is you cannot eat as much as and you absorb fewer calories
Advantages of Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Rapid initial weight loss
- Slightly higher total average weight loss reported than with adjustable gastric band
Disadvantages of Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Complex procedure requiring cutting and stapling of stomach and bowel
- More operative complications than with adjustable gastric band
- Medical complications due to nutritional deficiencies are expected, meaning dietary supplements are required for the remainder of the patient’s life
- ‘Dumping syndrome’ can occur – resulting in nausea, sickness and diarrhoea
- Non adjustable
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