What Is A ROUX-EN-Y Gastric Bypass?
A roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgical procedure for achieving and maintainina healthy body weight. This procedure divides the stomach into a small gastric pouch, which will reduce the amount of food the stomach will hold. In addition, part of the small intestine is devided and attached to the small stomach pouch through a new small outlet. This rerouting causes the food to bypass the lower part of the stomach and a portion of the samll intestine where some digestive processes take place. Protein and carbohydrate digestion is not affected but the digestin of fat is affected. The net result of the surgery is to limit the capacity of the stomach for food and altering the desire to eat larger portions. Without hunger the patient reduces their quantity of food and the body must burn the extra fat for fuel. The patient will experience unpleasant “aversion” reactions if they overeat or eat the wrong types of foods.
