Gastric By Pass consists in cutting the upper part of the stomach, leaving a 30 50 millimeters bag (pouch), and the small bowel is 50 centimeters from its beginning, leaving without use 1 meter (3.5 feet) of intestine calling this as alimentary asa and connecting to the stomach in a direct way. When the surgery is realized you only get that the food doesn’t pass in a natural way to the stomach, duodenum, the first 50 centimeters of intestine and 1 meter of thin intestine getting that any one of these parts work correctly in a normal way and don’t absorb food in the first 150 centimeters of intestine. So the patient looses weight for the stomach’s size and the alimentary asa that doesn’t absorb nutrients Gastric By Pass can be realized by open or laparoscopic surgery, being the last one (laparoscopic or minimally invasive surgery) is the best option recommended, because the recuperation is better and faster, and the scars are little. This technique has a precision indication, because this process does not absorb well the nutrients, it has important nutritional complications, but its recuperation in 10 years is excellent. It’s recommended in persons with more than 130 pounds over their weight or with a body mass index above than 45, so the Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Band will have more problems in weight loosing, than this surgery technique. Gastric By Pass requires a lot of preparatory careful cares, and a big compromise by the patients. The doctor must tell the patient to take multivitamins and minerals and iron, vitamin C, and vitamin B12, which will be taken as the world intervals say, and the patient will follow the Gastric By Pass diet, and take the medication for a long time. However, we must remember that if we want to loose weight as we expect with excellent results, we need to change our food habits and do some exercise. |