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bariatric banding surgery
by Amelia
http://www.abmax.org
bariatric bypass surgery has been found
to be the only viable option if you
seriously want to loose weight fast
and keep it that way. Dieting, calorie
burning by aerobic
activities, doing weights etc. help only
in limited ways in loosing weight. Most
who have lost weight by dieting, aerobics etc.
only gain it back after sometime. What is
the reason behind this ? Answer can be
given in one single word, FOOD. Yes food is
the main culprit behind this obesity epidemic.
We are now being bombarded
with food everywhere, food that is packaged,
fast, instant and rich. We have become addicted
to food and we need ever increasing quantity
of food to satisfy our
hunger pangs.
The best way to shed weight is to reduce our
food intake on a consistent basis and bariatric
bypass surgery is the only viable way to
reduce food intake. bariatric
bypass surgery makes the stomach size lesser
and allows food to bypass part of the
small intestine. We will feel full more
quickly than when our stomach was its
original size, which reduces the amount
of food we consume and thus the calories
consumed. Bypassing part of the intestine
also results in lesser calories being
absorbed. This results in weight loss.
The prominent types of bariatric bypass
surgeries are Roux-en-Y bariatric bypass
and laparoscopic bariatric bypass surgery.
In a Roux-en-Y bariatric bypass, the size
of the stomach is reduced by forming 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). The entire operation
can be done by creating a large incision
in the abdomen (an open procedure) or by
forming a smaller incision and using
small instruments and a camera to assist
the surgery.
In laparoscopic bariatric bypass surgery,
surgical
instruments are inserted through smaller
incisions
rather than a large one. Patients gain by having
a faster recovery
time than with conventional surgery, decreased
risk of hernia, and scarring. Laparoscopic
surgery
also safeguards the patient's immune function,
whereas open
surgery can have dent on the immune system and
even promote the growth of any existing tumors.
Other complications of bowel obstruction and
leaking should be
discussed with your physician.
The risk associated with the bariatric Bypass
surgery appears to be quite high. The two most
common causes of mortality after a bariatric
bypass surgery are
anastomotic leak and pulmonary embolism.
The operation has a mortality rate of around
2% overall with 1% suffering immediate
problems and death, another 1%
will commonly have post-operative complications
that lead to death within a month of surgery.
This risk can be reduced by complying with the
surgeon's
post-operative plan and having a doctor
who has performed more than 100 procedures.
A full 30% of the people undergoing this
bariatric bypass surgery will have
some form of post-operative complication
like hernia, gall stones etc.. This may
require a further procedure or change in
habits. In some cases, there may be marked
reduction in the stomachs ability to absorb
vitamin B12. This may need either B12
injections or sub-lingual tablets to aid
in the breakdown of food for energy.
Food after bariatric bypass surgery: Surgery
will help you lose weight, no doubt. You'll
lose lot of excess weight within the first
year after your operation. But you'll
have to modify your food intake and exercise
patterns to ensure that weight stays off.
You will also need to change your eating
habits anyway to prevent pain and
vomiting, safeguard your surgical procedure
- staple line. Improper eating habits may
lead to blocking the opening from the
stomach to the gastrointestinal tract. If
you eat beyond a limit you'll get sick. As
the amount of space in your stomach is so
small, Please avoid eating and drinking at
the same time. Initially you'll only be
able to eat around 1/4 cup of solid food
which is 2 to 3 tablespoons of each item
on your plate. Over a period of time, the
amount of food the stomach can hold will
increase from 1/2 to 1 cup per meal. But
your new, smaller stomach will not hold
more than 1 cup of food at a time.
Undoubtedly, one can loose upto 70% of
excess body weight with any type of bariatric
bypass surgery.
Before actually opting for bariatric bypass
surgery you can consider non surgical
bariatric bypass methods which could indeed
help in reliable and painless manner as
well as being far less expensive. A California,
USA based Bio Engineering start up
has developed a bariatric bypass pill
which has has same effect as bariatric bypass
surgery. This bariatric bypass pill absorbs
water from the stomach and forms a stomach
blocking digestible gel within minutes.
Thus the stomach will feel the fullness
and you cannot eat much food. The overall
food intake can be reduced by as much as 75%.
More than 300,000 have used this product
all over the world and have
achieved consistent weight loss very
similar to the bariatric bypass surgery.
More information on on this can be has
at www.abmax.org
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