All About Weight Loss Surgery!

Obesity and low self esteem leading to depression because of it are problems that are increasing in many people around India in young population. Besides leading to an appearance that is less than ideal, it can also lead to severe health problems like diabetes, polycystic ovarian disease(pcod), joint pains, heart disease,and more. While there are many ways to combat being overweight with the help of exercise, a proper diet and even medication, when they don’t work and in very severe cases of obesity; they can also be fixed with a surgical process known as Bariatric Surgery. 

So, here's everything you need to know about it.

-  Affecting the Digestive Process: As per the normal digestive process, the food moves into the digestive tract while its nutrients get collected with the help of a well functioning system that includes digestive juices and enzymes. This food moves through the digestive tract, passing through the oesophagus, before it goes down into the stomach where it meets the strong digestive acids which break it down, and then it enters the small intestine. While the stomach can hold three pints of food at a time, there is a chance that some of this food may not get properly digested in the small intestine. In this case, the food enters the large intestine. Now, Bariatric Surgery helps in restricting the amount of food that a person can have and hold in the first place.

-  The Process: This surgical procedure may be carried out by cutting the part of stomach and removing a portion of the same. This is called as Sleeve surgery. When this procedure also re routes the small intestine into the gastric pouch or the small stomach pouch its called as gastric bypass. This process is always done with laparoscopic route where a few small incisions will be used to insert a tiny camera and instruments for the process.

-  Ideal Candidates: If your BMI or body mass index is more than 37, then you can opt for this kind of surgery, as mere dieting and exercising will not help you in your weight loss endeavour. This surgery can also help in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patient also has to have reached the normal adult height in order to qualify for this surgery. For obese people with diseases like diabetes, thyroid, PCOD, joint pains, backache the BMI cut off is 32.5

Once you undergo the surgery, it is important to commit to a proper diet with less food intake and proper exercise besides taking regular micro nutrient supplements on a lifelong basis.