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Originally Posted by Buffalo
I know that there are risks to any surgery. I just hope that there are less health problems with gastric bypass than health problems with diabetes. That is why I want to know what are the problems after a RYGB.
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It varies on the individual. I don't know much about it, but I've read/seen stories where different people suffer different side effects.
There was one show I saw where this woman couldn't eat more than 1/4th a plate and would easily vomit regardless of how small she ate. She had to eat very small bites in order for the food to go down. It was like eating like a baby all over again. She was getting sick easily due to the fact that her body wasn't getting the nutrition it normally would get.
The common part of the surgery is to reduce the intake of your food.
Let's suppose you are big and your stomach is big. Your stomach is designed for a big person like you. If they were to reduce your stomach to the size of a regular person, you would possibly lose weight... but at a very slow rate. In order to make it very successful, they have to reduce the size to a point where your stomach is of a kid. Now, you will lose weight greatly... but you're getting the nutrition of a kid and not of an adult. So, your body will develop differently and you could end up being weak.
I think that this kind of surgery is too much for anyone.
Have you made a comparison list between the costs of living the life with diabetes and living the life after surgery?