Gastric bypass has decades of results behind it: a small stomach pouch connected directly to the intestine, reducing both intake and calorie absorption. It's the option surgeons themselves often favour when reflux or type 2 diabetes is part of the picture.
Figures are provisional and confirmed with the bariatric team before your plan, outcomes vary from person to person.
The stomach is divided to create a small pouch, the new, quickly-satisfied stomach, which is joined directly to a lower section of the small intestine. Food bypasses most of the stomach and the first stretch of intestine: portions shrink, some calories pass unabsorbed, and gut hormones shift in ways that suppress appetite and often improve blood sugar within days of surgery, before major weight loss even begins. It's also the procedure of choice when chronic reflux would make a sleeve unwise.
Arrival and rest; full pre-operative evaluation with surgery only on full clearance; keyhole surgery and 2–4 monitored hospital nights; a staged nutrition start; final checks and flight clearance around day 6–7, with your dietitian follow-up scheduled before you leave. Nothing is rushed, and nothing happens until the medical team is satisfied it's safe.
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I came for the weight and left with my diabetes under control, my blood sugar was better within days, before I'd lost anything. My own doctor at home has since halved my medication. The reflux that plagued me for years is simply gone. They explained the vitamins-for-life trade honestly and I'd make the same choice again tomorrow.
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