Gastric bypass is surgery that is done to help you lose weight. After the surgery, you will not be able to eat as much as before, and your body will not absorb all the calories from the food you eat.
See also:
Bariatric surgery - gastric bypass; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Gastric bypass - Roux-en-Y
This surgery helps you lose weight by changing how your stomach and small intestine handle the food you eat.
Read moreSeventy percent of patients who have gastric bypass surgery are females. The majority are of child bearing age. Between 2003 and 2005, over... Read more »
Most of the weight that is lost after gastric bypass surgery will occur within the first year. The average person then regains about... Read more »
Iron deficiency is a problem for fifty percent of those who have had gastric bypass surgery and is connected to anemia in one third of the... Read more »
Because we are human beings, we possess the powerful characteristic of hope. We hope for the best even while anticipating the worst. We... Read more »
Any surgery is often accompanied by complications or at least side effects. The decision to pursue gastric bypass surgery falls almost... Read more »