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bariatric banding surgery
by Amelia
http://www.abmax.org
The only reliable option if
you want to shed pounds and
keep it hat way is bariatric
bypass surgery. Dieting, calorie
burning by aerobic activities,
doing weights etc.
sure may help but they have serious
limitation. In most cases those who
have experienced weight reduction
by dieting, aerobics etc. have seen
that the weight loss
is temporary. The main reason for this
obesity malady can be given in one
single word, FOOD. We are now being
surrounded with food everywhere, food that is
packaged, fast, instant and rich. Food
has become cheaper and we have more
money & time. Food has become an
addiction and we crave for increasing
quantity of food to satisfy our appetite.
If you want to reduce weight on
a permanent basis you have to reduce
the food intake on a consistent basis.
This is normally not possible. It is
not easy to control the
hunger pangs. No amount of will power
etc. can help us reduce food intake
on consistent basis. bariatric Bypass
surgery helps us in reducing food intake.
bariatric bypass surgery reduces
the size of stomach and allows
food to bypass part of the small
intestine. You will have the feeling
of fullness more quickly even after
consuming less food than when your
stomach was its original size. Thus
there is a reduction in the amount of
food you consume and thus the calories consumed.
Bypassing section of the intestine
also results in fewer calories being
actually absorbed. All this leads to
major weight reduction. Prominent types
of bariatric bypass
surgeries like Roux-en-Y bariatric bypass
and laparoscopic bariatric bypass etc.
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 other type of bariatric surgery, the
laparoscopic bariatric bypass, surgical
instruments are inserted through small
cut rather than a large one. Recovery
is faster in this
type of surgery with lower risk of hernia
and scarring as compared to traditional
bariatric bypass surgery. Patient's immune
function is also maintained with
laparoscopic bariatric bypass surgery, whereas
open surgery can reduce the immune system
and even accelerate the growth of any
existing tumors. Other normal
complications of bowel obstruction and
leaks should be discussed with your physician.
bariatric bypass surgery has considerable
risks and complications. Anastomotic leak
and pulmonary embolism are two main reasons
for mortality due to bariatric
bypass. The bariatric bypass surgery procedure
on the whole can have a mortality rate of
approximately 2% overall: 1% could suffer
immediate complications and
death, another 1% will commonly have
post-operative bariatric bypass complications
that may lead to death within one month of
surgery. The risks can be reduced
by stringent compliance with the surgeon's
post-operative plan and always using the
service of a surgeon who has performed more
than 200 procedures. A quarter
of those undergoing this surgery may
have some form of post-operative complication
including hernia, gall stones, stomach leak etc.
This may call for further
procedure or change in habits. In most cases
after bariatric bypass surgery the body is
deprived of vital minerals and vitamins so
life long intake of supplements may
be required.
bariatric bypass surgery diet: There will
be weight reduction after surgery. You'll
lose lot of flab and of excess weight during
the first year after your operation but
stringent post bariatric bypass diet norms have
to be maintained. You will be required to
modify your eating and exercise patterns to
make sure that you do not gain
back weight. Your eating pattern will anyway
should be changed to prevent pain and vomiting.
Monitoring your diet will also be required to
protect your surgical
procedure - staple line, and prevent food from
blocking the opening from the stomach to the
gastrointestinal tract. If you eat beyond a
limit you will fall sick. The
amount of space in your stomach is so small
so you cannot eat and drink simultaneously.
On the whole if you follow the bariatric
bypass diet you can expect loose
as much as 80% of your excess body weight.
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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