Gastric bypass surgery is recommended for the morbidly obese who has not been successful in weight loss after many attempts. Those who have an interest in eating less, should seriously consider Diet Rx, a potent appetite suppressant.
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Gastric Bypass Surgery - As a last resort, if nothing else
has worked
Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass - is an option for the morbidly obese. I am not
thrilled about the prescription weight loss medications since many have serious
side effects. There may be some weight loss centers that could offer help, but
not all of them are worth the money and not all quick weight loss centers can be
trusted.
Weight-loss surgery works not just by restricting the
amount of food absorbed by the body, it seems. In part, at least, it leads
to weight loss by causing hormone changes that reduce appetite and improve
sugar metabolism. Patients who undergo stomach bypass have increased
levels of two hormones, PYY and GLP-1, which would be expected to produce
sensations of fullness after eating. In addition, patients have changes in
their insulin response that would lead to improved blood sugar levels. By
contrast, patients who lose a comparable amount of weight through gastric
banding, a procedure in which the size of the stomach is restricted but
it's not actually bypassed, do not show these hormonal changes.
Gastric Bypass Surgery less
safe with age
The risk of complications after weight loss or "bariatric" surgery
increases for each additional year over age 60. A "duodenal switch"
operation is more likely to result in complications than the more commonly
performed gastric bypass operation. The gastric bypass results in weight
loss by surgically "bypassing" the stomach, while the duodenal switch
involves removing most of the stomach and reconfiguring the digestive
tract to limit the amount of fat and calories that can be absorbed by the
intestines.
Take B Vitamins after Gastric Bypass
Surgery
Doctors need to check for B
Vitamin status, particularly
thiamine deficiency in patients after they've had
gastric bypass surgery for obesity.
That's the conclusion of a case study that found vitamin B1 deficiency can lead
to a serious neurological condition called Wernicke encephalopathy.
The report involved a 35-year-old woman who developed numerous problems --
nausea, anorexia, fatigue, hearing loss, eye movement abnormalities,
forgetfulness and ataxia (problems with muscle movement) -- after she had
gastric bypass surgery. Within 12 weeks of her surgery, she had lost 40 pounds
and had trouble walking and concentrating.
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan detected abnormal signals in various
areas of the woman's brain, indicating a deficiency in vitamin B1. This vitamin,
also known as thiamine, is essential for carbohydrate metabolism and normal
nervous system functioning.
The woman's intravenous dose of vitamin B1 was increased to 100 milligrams every
eight hours, which led to a decrease in abnormal eye movement and confusion. A
follow-up MRI 11 days later showed the abnormal brain signals had decreased.
The report appears in the Dec. 27, 2005 issue of Neurology.
Nutritional and
Herbal Weight
Loss supplements to consider before Gastric Bypass Surgery
Countless herbal weight loss
products are sold that contain some of these supplements.
5-HTP is a nutrient that helps curb appetite in
some individuals .
5-HTP, by converting into serotonin, can be used temporarily to improve will
power and decrease the urge to eat until more established weight loss habits are in
place.
Acetyl-l-Carnitine
may reduce appetite in some individuals
Alpha lipoic acid
may also reduce appetite
Hoodia is a cactus plant extract from the Kalahari
desert in South Africa that has been getting a lot of attention lately as a
weight loss pill.
Green tea extract is
sometimes used for weight loss.