Helping People Lose Weight Via Traditional & Surgery Alternatives
We all think bariatric bypass surgery is the answer to our weight loss problems. Sometimes, we just want to scream because of the long waits. Why can’t we just arrange a date and have done with it?
Well, besides the ridiculous provincial government designation of WLS being “elective surgery” resulting in it being at the bottom of the surgery wait lists, there are actually some medical reasons for taking a deliberate and unhurried approach. Read the rest of this post
Vitamin B12 supplement is crucial for gastric bypass post-ops because this vitamin is normally absorbed in the stomach and the 1st part of the small intestine. Gastric bypass surgery removes a majority of the body’s B12 absorption system. In addition stomach acid is a major factor in converting B12 into a form that the body can utilize. The small remaining portion of the stomach left after gastric bypass produces much less acid. When you combine this with acid reducing medications that gastric bypass post-ops must take for the rest of their lives it results in significantly less B12 absorption after surgery. To maintain appropriate levels of B12, gastric bypass post-ops MUST supplement B12 for the rest of their lives.
Latter in this article we will describe signs and symptoms of B12 deficiency. What is critical for gastric bypass post-ops is to understand that damage resulting from B12 deficiency is often irreversible even after vitamin B12 levels in the body have been restored. Read the rest of this post
