There are stories that abound about this procedure. Some people do vomit, but that's called dumping. It's when they eat something that they're not supposed to. I'm sure you've been advised of the risks from your surgeon as far as food goes.
Regarding children, weight loss surgery has actually been shown to greatly improve fertility in women. This is one of the reasons I am going to have this done. Normal and healthy babies have been born to many women who have had WLS. It is advised that a woman wait 18 months or so after surgery to get pregnant. This is because your body at 18+ months out has stabalized and knows what's going on. Before this, you're still in your active weight loss phase where your body is trying to figure out what the heck is going on, so there's no extra nutrition to dedicate to a growing baby.
As with most doctors post-WLS, you'll need to find doctors who specialize in treating WLS patients but with the popularity of this surgery today.. there should be no problem finding an OB/GYN who's dealt with WLS babies before.
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