Friday, August 15, 2008
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People who are grossly overweight, whose diet control is not good, and who cannot lose weight by normal means of exercise and dieting normally opt for stomach buy co-q10 Also called the gastric bypass or vertical banding gastroplasty, this operation creates small pouch in the stomach and this pouch is so small that it can hold just a very little amount of food. The food intake is far less than before and the patient can hold just a cup of food or less at a single meal.
Though this operation results in loss of weight because of fewer calories being consumed and because a large section of the small intestine is bypassed causing a decreased ability to absorb nutrients in food, it bulk dehydroepiandrosterone results in inadequate food for the patient. Doctors' advice such patients to first take proteins, which are absolutely essential for the body. Since the food intake is necessarily small, the stomach buy dimethylaminoethanol full soon and the patient has to take many such meals. A little overeating may result in vomiting.
The pouch is tailored to hold just one ounce of food in the beginning. Over a period of time it may stretch to two or three ounces as it can expand. Hence eating the right food is extremely important. Chances of the patient developing anemia are high. This may give rise to osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases. He may not tolerate meals high in sugar and fat. Many patients require special foods and medications which are lifelong.
As gastric bypass surgery results in changing the release of hunger causing hormones so the patient will not feel hungry. The patient will not be able to eat and drink at the same time, as the pouch is too small to accommodate both. He has to eat slowly. He has to eat adequately and properly if he wants good health and no problems. The weight reduction is quite drastic. He may lose unbelievable amount of pounds and may need another operation to lift the sagging skin due to loss of weight.
As the amount of food consumed is small, he may not be able to get all the nutrients required by the body and may need lifelong vitamin and other essential pills. The operation is a major one and it is difficult to reverse it. Hence his diet has to be perfect and tailor-made for him. The doctor, the dietician and his family can decide what food he should take and in the sequence needed for him to have a healthy life. This is not an easy task but if the stomach stapling has been done taking into all these considerations then nothing is impossible in this world.
Dr. Jim Greene would like to invite you to visit the above resources if you are interested in learning more about stomach stapling and other weight loss surgeries.
