Gastric bypass

[Becca]

Physic Sally had this done, she did a TV series if you watched it.

Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations used to treat morbid obesity—the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue—and the health problems (comorbidities) it causes. Bariatric surgery is the term encompassing all of the surgical treatments for morbid obesity, not just gastric bypasses, which make up only one class of such operations.
A gastric bypass first divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger, lower "remnant" pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to allow both pouches to stay connected to it. Surgeons have developed several different ways to reconnect the intestine, thus leading to several different GBP names. Any GBP leads to a marked reduction in the functional volume of the stomach, accompanied by an altered physiological and psychological response to food. The resulting weight loss, typically dramatic, markedly reduces comorbidities. The long-term mortality rate of gastric bypass patients has been shown to be reduced by up to 40%;[1][2] however, complications are common and surgery-related death occurs within one month in 2% of patients.[3]

My step mum had this done on Sunday. She's lost a stone since then, which I think is pretty damn good.
Does anyone else know someone who's had it done?

[Soy]

pfft, just excersise more and eat less.

I guess this helps if you find cutting food hard

[dbgtz]

id have this if i needed it.

[Fehm]

I guess its for those who can't distinguish between hunger and cravings... If it helps in the long run, I'm all for it.