Weight Loss Surgery: What You Need To Know
Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is a procedure that involves manipulating the digestive tract with the primary purpose of reducing food intake and digestion. Although this procedure has helped many people cut down on weight, it is mandatory for one to stick to the recommended (often-strict) diet to see the results, as well as enable the body cope with the minor ‘adjustments’. Although there are alternative weight loss methods, weight loss surgery is mostly recommended for persons who; are morbidly obese (leading to sleep problems) and those suffering from hypertension or diabetes.
Types Of Bariatric Surgery
1. Gastric Banding: In this procedure, the surgeon creates a small pouch (for holding food) using a band. The main idea here is to help only a small volume of food to remain in the stomach for digestion while the rest is redirected into small intestines in readiness for removal. The pouch created gets filled up quickly after a couple of bites, which makes one feel full thus reducing food intake. One of the main advantages of having this procedure is that, the surgeon doesn’t have to cut or staple the stomach, which makes it relatively safe. The surgeon may choose to tighten or loosen the band to allow more/less food into the stomach. A reverse procedure is also possible especially after one has attained the recommended BMI.
2. Gastric bypass: This procedure involves making the stomach much smaller through clipping. With the stomach made smaller, the surgeon has to create a bypass to allow digested foods to pass into the small intestine for further digestion and absorption. This procedure ensures that only a fraction of the food eaten is absorbed, meaning absorption rates will be low. Just like eating foods that are rich in fiber, the full feeling forces the body to turn to an alternative source of food and energy, in this case, body fats.
What makes weight loss surgery effective?
Every weight loss surgery is propagated to reducing the amount of food one eats in a sitting. Both gastric banding and bypass make the stomach smaller, which induces a satiation effect as soon as one starts eating. This helps eliminate hunger cravings and emotional eating. Should one eat more, than the pouch created can handle, the excess food trickles into the intestine undigested. This reduces the amount of food digested and absorbed. A reduction in food intake leads to weight loss.
Another reason why this procedure is efficient is the fact that, the reduced food intake triggers increased respiration rates. The increased respiration enables the body to burn fats already stored in tissues and around organs to produce energy. Enormous amounts of fats are respired to fuel the ‘hungry’ organs and tissues, and this leads to massive loss in weight. It is after one has achieved his/her weight goal that a reverse procedure is done.
Although this technique does help one tone down, it is advisable to stick to the recommended meals and diet plans. Failure to do this can trigger chain reactions and serious side effects that can be detrimental to one’s health.
Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is a procedure that involves manipulating the digestive tract with the primary purpose of reducing food intake and digestion. Although this procedure has helped many people cut down on weight, it is mandatory for one to stick to the recommended (often-strict) diet to see the results, as well as enable the body cope with the minor ‘adjustments’. Although there are alternative weight loss methods, weight loss surgery is mostly recommended for persons who; are morbidly obese (leading to sleep problems) and those suffering from hypertension or diabetes.
Types Of Bariatric Surgery
1. Gastric Banding: In this procedure, the surgeon creates a small pouch (for holding food) using a band. The main idea here is to help only a small volume of food to remain in the stomach for digestion while the rest is redirected into small intestines in readiness for removal. The pouch created gets filled up quickly after a couple of bites, which makes one feel full thus reducing food intake. One of the main advantages of having this procedure is that, the surgeon doesn’t have to cut or staple the stomach, which makes it relatively safe. The surgeon may choose to tighten or loosen the band to allow more/less food into the stomach. A reverse procedure is also possible especially after one has attained the recommended BMI.
2. Gastric bypass: This procedure involves making the stomach much smaller through clipping. With the stomach made smaller, the surgeon has to create a bypass to allow digested foods to pass into the small intestine for further digestion and absorption. This procedure ensures that only a fraction of the food eaten is absorbed, meaning absorption rates will be low. Just like eating foods that are rich in fiber, the full feeling forces the body to turn to an alternative source of food and energy, in this case, body fats.
What makes weight loss surgery effective?
Every weight loss surgery is propagated to reducing the amount of food one eats in a sitting. Both gastric banding and bypass make the stomach smaller, which induces a satiation effect as soon as one starts eating. This helps eliminate hunger cravings and emotional eating. Should one eat more, than the pouch created can handle, the excess food trickles into the intestine undigested. This reduces the amount of food digested and absorbed. A reduction in food intake leads to weight loss.
Another reason why this procedure is efficient is the fact that, the reduced food intake triggers increased respiration rates. The increased respiration enables the body to burn fats already stored in tissues and around organs to produce energy. Enormous amounts of fats are respired to fuel the ‘hungry’ organs and tissues, and this leads to massive loss in weight. It is after one has achieved his/her weight goal that a reverse procedure is done.
Although this technique does help one tone down, it is advisable to stick to the recommended meals and diet plans. Failure to do this can trigger chain reactions and serious side effects that can be detrimental to one’s health.