Gastric Bypass Myth - All Patients Stretch their
Stomachs and Regain Weight By Kaye Bailey
Have a conversation about gastric bypass surgery with just about
anyone and you will hear, "Yeah, I know someone who had that done and
within a year they stretched out their stomach and regained all that
weight - plus some."
Unfortunately it is true that some weight loss surgery (WLS)
patients do regain their weight after losing it. What isn't true is
that they stretch their stomachs back to pre-surgical size. At best,
a post gastric bypass stomach will expand from a capacity of 2
tablespoons to one-cup capacity. This is expected and part of the
reason gastric bypass is successful. In the phase of rapid weight
loss the patient cannot eat more than once ounce of food at a time.
As the stomach heals and the weight loss stabilizes the stomach can
eventually hold up to a cup of food at a time.
The four rules for long-term success after gastric bypass surgery
are: Eat protein first; No snacking, Drink lots of water and Exercise
daily. The reason that some patients regain their weight after
surgery is they return to snacking which is contradictory to the
directions given by their bariatric center. Snacking is forbidden by
most centers. Eating little quantities of the wrong foods throughout
the day causes WLS patients to stop losing weight, or worse, this
behavior results in weight gain. Snacking is one of the behaviors
that caused morbid obesity in the first place.
Snacking is the downfall of the WLS patient who regains weight, not
stretching the stomach. For example, at five years out of surgery, I
can eat one piece of pizza at dinner. If I eat a second piece at
dinner I WILL get sick. Guaranteed. However, If I nibble on the
leftovers an hour later, I can add another piece, and an hour later,
another piece, and so-on. See the pattern? Snacking is the problem,
not stretching the stomach.
The fact is, patients who live by the four rules do not regain
their weight. The four rules for long-term success after gastric
bypass surgery are: Eat protein first; No snacking, Drink lots of
water and Exercise daily. The four rules are in place to ensure
successful weight loss and long-term weight maintenance.
Kaye Bailey is a weight loss surgery success story having
maintained her health and goal weight for 5+ years. An award winning
journalist, she is the author and webmaster of
http://www.LivingAfterWLS.com and
http://www.livingafterwls.blogspot.com - Fresh & insightful content
is added daily, check in often.
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