Information About Gastric Bypass Surgery In Mexico

By Linda Ruiz


Gastric bypass surgery is a procedure that is done on human or animal stomachs to subdivide it into 2 sections. The portions comprise of two pouches, the upper and lower. The upper division is normally very small compared to the lower one. Gastric bypass surgery in Mexico is comprised of several variations. The variations come about due to different methods through which the stomach portions are relinked to the intestines.

The result of all gastric bypass surgical procedures is a reduced stomach capacity. Another result is a change in the physiological and physical reaction of stomachs to food. Patients are advised to go for this procedure because of various reasons. Some of the reasons are morbid obesity and suffering from type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and hypertension. Morbid obesity which has led to body mass index rising beyond 40 is the only one for which this prescription can be made.

There are several variations of this procedure including Roux en Y proximal and distal, and MG bypass. Roux en Y proximal is the commonest of those other two variations. The procedure is also the most widely done bariatric surgery in the US. It involves dividing the small intestine at a length of about forty five centimeters under the lower opening of the belly. The intestine is then made into a Y arrangement hence the name.

The Y arrangement is made using about 80 cm to 150 cm of intestines while leaving about 85 percent for absorption of food. Patients who have had this procedure feel a sudden onset of stomachs feeling full. This feeling is followed shortly by an incresing satiety or in-difference to food. The entire process results in reduced ability of intestines to absorb food primarily fats and starches.

This surgical procedure reduces the volume of the belly by more than 90 percent. Stretching of the pouches is avoided by constructing them from belly tissues that do not stretch like other stomach tissues. Although the pouches do not gain more volume by enlarging, the point of connection between stomachs and intestines may stretch with time.

There may be a slight increase in the volume of the belly after some time. Most increases in volume occur too late after most weight causing obesity has been lost already. In most cases also, only a reasonable weight level can be supported by the stretched bellies. There is sudden stretching of stomach walls upon ingesting a small quantity of food. The stretching causes the brain to receive signals that the belly is filled with food. This is the reason for the sensation of fullness of stomach even after eating little food.

Subsequent food must be eaten slowly and cautiously because rushing can cause one to vomit or feel a lot of discomfort. To benefit totally from the surgery, patients are advised to eat 5 to 6 small meals in a day. One should avoid eating other meals such as cookies and confectionary between meals because that can easily render the treatment useless.

The meals taken days after surgery should not exceed 0.25-0.5 of a cup. This amount should be increased slowly to a cup within one year. Obesity is known to recur if eating habits are not controlled well after undergoing the surgery.




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