Gastric bypass surgery is a procedure that is done on human or animal stomachs to subdivide it into 2 sections. The portions comprise of two pouches, the upper and lower. The upper division is normally very small compared to the lower one. Gastric bypass surgery in Mexico is comprised of several variations. The variations come about due to different methods through which the stomach portions are relinked to the intestines.
Any of gastric bypass surgical procedure leads to a significant reduction in the volume of stomach that is functional. The reduction is also accompanied by modifications in physical and physiological reaction to food. This operation is recommended for patients suffering from a number of conditions. The major conditions for which this prescription is commonly suggested are sleep apnea, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and morbid obesity. Prescription is made for morbid obesity when the body mass index is greater than 40.
There are several variations of this procedure including Roux en Y proximal and distal, and MG bypass. Roux en Y proximal is the commonest of those other two variations. The procedure is also the most widely done bariatric surgery in the US. It involves dividing the small intestine at a length of about forty five centimeters under the lower opening of the belly. The intestine is then made into a Y arrangement hence the name.
The Y arrangement is made using about 80 cm to 150 cm of intestines while leaving about 85 percent for absorption of food. Patients who have had this procedure feel a sudden onset of stomachs feeling full. This feeling is followed shortly by an incresing satiety or in-difference to food. The entire process results in reduced ability of intestines to absorb food primarily fats and starches.
This surgical procedure reduces the volume of the belly by more than 90 percent. Stretching of the pouches is avoided by constructing them from belly tissues that do not stretch like other stomach tissues. Although the pouches do not gain more volume by enlarging, the point of connection between stomachs and intestines may stretch with time.
Stomachs are bound to increase in volume slightly over time, but by the time that happens weight will already have been lost to desirable levels. Also, only reasonable stretching occurs to support reasonable body mass. Ingesting a small amount of food causes the walls of the belly to stretch immediately. The brain receives signals notifying it that the belly is full with food hence the feeling of fullness. No matter how little the food eaten is, the signals are still sent to the brain and the feeling of a filled stomach is felt.
Subsequent food must be eaten slowly and cautiously because rushing can cause one to vomit or feel a lot of discomfort. To benefit totally from the surgery, patients are advised to eat 5 to 6 small meals in a day. One should avoid eating other meals such as cookies and confectionary between meals because that can easily render the treatment useless.
The meals taken days after surgery should not exceed 0.25-0.5 of a cup. This amount should be increased slowly to a cup within one year. Obesity is known to recur if eating habits are not controlled well after undergoing the surgery.
Any of gastric bypass surgical procedure leads to a significant reduction in the volume of stomach that is functional. The reduction is also accompanied by modifications in physical and physiological reaction to food. This operation is recommended for patients suffering from a number of conditions. The major conditions for which this prescription is commonly suggested are sleep apnea, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and morbid obesity. Prescription is made for morbid obesity when the body mass index is greater than 40.
There are several variations of this procedure including Roux en Y proximal and distal, and MG bypass. Roux en Y proximal is the commonest of those other two variations. The procedure is also the most widely done bariatric surgery in the US. It involves dividing the small intestine at a length of about forty five centimeters under the lower opening of the belly. The intestine is then made into a Y arrangement hence the name.
The Y arrangement is made using about 80 cm to 150 cm of intestines while leaving about 85 percent for absorption of food. Patients who have had this procedure feel a sudden onset of stomachs feeling full. This feeling is followed shortly by an incresing satiety or in-difference to food. The entire process results in reduced ability of intestines to absorb food primarily fats and starches.
This surgical procedure reduces the volume of the belly by more than 90 percent. Stretching of the pouches is avoided by constructing them from belly tissues that do not stretch like other stomach tissues. Although the pouches do not gain more volume by enlarging, the point of connection between stomachs and intestines may stretch with time.
Stomachs are bound to increase in volume slightly over time, but by the time that happens weight will already have been lost to desirable levels. Also, only reasonable stretching occurs to support reasonable body mass. Ingesting a small amount of food causes the walls of the belly to stretch immediately. The brain receives signals notifying it that the belly is full with food hence the feeling of fullness. No matter how little the food eaten is, the signals are still sent to the brain and the feeling of a filled stomach is felt.
Subsequent food must be eaten slowly and cautiously because rushing can cause one to vomit or feel a lot of discomfort. To benefit totally from the surgery, patients are advised to eat 5 to 6 small meals in a day. One should avoid eating other meals such as cookies and confectionary between meals because that can easily render the treatment useless.
The meals taken days after surgery should not exceed 0.25-0.5 of a cup. This amount should be increased slowly to a cup within one year. Obesity is known to recur if eating habits are not controlled well after undergoing the surgery.
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