Gastric Bypass Surgery:

This operation redirects food directly into the second part of your small intestine (bypassing most of your stomach and the first part of your small intestine), limiting your ability to absorb calories.
Gastric bypass surgery combines reducing the size
of the stomach and also bypassing part of the small intestine. The reduction in the size of the stomach
means that less food is consumed and the bypassing
of part of the small intestine results in less food being absorbed into the body.

After the gastric bypass operation, weight is lost by three mechanisms which work in combination with each other:

The size of the stomach is reduced which minimizes the size of meals that can be consumed. Persons feel satisfied after a much smaller meal.

The stomach usually empties into the top of the small intestine where digestive enzymes start to digest the food - After the gastric bypass, the food bypasses the top part of the intestine to a place further down, reducing the enzyme activity and thus reducing the number of calories absorbed.

After the gastric bypass when a person eats too much sugar, the body is tricked by the sugar into releasing too much of a hormone called insulin. This reduces blood sugar levels, making the person feel light-headed and queasy. This leads to a genuine distaste for the wrong types of food and acts as a built-in mechanism to prevent people over-eating the wrong types of food.

Cosmetic Surgery Solutions provide specialist help, information and advice throughout the whole of the UK regarding gastric bypass surgery. We provide a free consultation, without obligation, and this is an opportunity to explore whether the gastric bypass is the right obesity surgery procedure for you.

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