Will I encounter digestive problems after Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) is considered to be the gold standard of bariatric surgery. In a gastric bypass, the stomach is divided into two portions, one smaller than the other. The smaller upper stomach which is connected to the food pipe is made into the active stomach by attaching the small intestine to it. With this reconstruction, the food that we eat bypasses the major part of the stomach and the proximal portion of the small intestine. The reduced size and capacity of the stomach and reduced length of the small intestine greatly help in weight reduction.
