Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric Bypass Surgery makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine by first dividing the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger, lower "remnant" pouch and then re-arranging the small intestine to allow both pouches to stay connected to it
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Over many years I had gained over 100 pounds. I had tried many different diets and none of them resulted in permanent weight loss. My doctor suggested I investigate have gastric bypass surgery, he thought it would help me finally lose the weight and maintain it. After much thought I decided to go ahead and have the surgery. It was ...
Gastric Bypass Surgery is Used For These Conditions
| Condition | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Conditions (average) |
4.0
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1 | 1 | ||||
| General Morbid Obesity |
5.0
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| Back Lower (Lumbar) Osteoarthritis - Degenerative disc disease |
3.0
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