Weight loss surgery may be side effects

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Weight loss surgery, you have to understand clearly the best, the surgery may lead to what kind of side effects or what is potentially dangerous, there are some side effects are short-term success after weight loss may be gradually restored, while others are serious side effects need to take a long time to recover.

Weight loss surgery, you have to understand clearly the best, the surgery may lead to what kind of side effects or what is potentially dangerous, there are some side effects are short-term success after weight loss may be gradually restored, while others are serious side effects need to take a long time to recover. 

In addition to general surgical complications and side effects, weight loss surgery there are some things in need of special attention: 


Anemia 

And other gastro-intestinal surgery, like gastric bypass surgery will affect the body's nutrients and the absorption of trace elements, such as iron, iron will make the lack of human hemoglobin in red blood cells reduced, causing anemia. Of course, the solution is to appropriate iron supplementation. 

Osteoporosis and bone degeneration 

Another weight loss stomach surgery that will cause the risk of calcium deficiency. The serious consequences of calcium deficiency is bone change "vulnerability" of the. If the case of calcium deficiency is not serious, a number of calcium alone or calcium food health care products can be resolved. However, if the disease has been of the, then go to hospital for treatment the need for treatment. 

Malnutrition 

The body of nutrients and inadequate absorption of micro-elements will not only lead to an appeal the two diseases, but also lead to malnutrition. Weight loss after gastrointestinal surgery, the body usually accompanied by vitamins and mineral elements content lower than the normal situation, this time, as long as the number of tablets added to eat there. 

Lax skin 

With the continuous decline in body weight, the skin will become loose cross, and this is because the large amount of subcutaneous fat was consumed, and the shrinkage of the skin itself fast enough. 

Dumping syndrome 

Pyloric stomach surgery to lose their normal function or, if eating high sugar foods, a sudden dumping of food in stomach to the duodenum or jejunum, can cause a range of symptoms. In other words, the stomach will be fast food "into the" gut, and thus give rise to sweating, diarrhea, all symptoms of fatigue. Although these symptoms are life-threatening, but really hard, so, or to avoid high-sugar food to eat it. 

Injury 

Surgery will be some things that do not belong to the body temporarily implanted in vivo, these "foreign objects" in a number of unforeseen circumstances may be friction damage normal body organs, for example, suddenly you are over-fed to eat after surgery or when surgery beam stomach with a too tight binding. 

Splenic injury 

In some cases a very small number of years, in order to facilitate the surgery to stop bleeding, the spleen must be removed, said medical spleen (dirty) surgery. And in some cases, the spleen removed, even if not required, may also be damaged, because the spleen and the stomach itself is next to. 

Suture breakage Department (SLD) 

If the stomach or block the Department of suture disconnect, food will not allow food to enter the original plan to re-enter the site, can not be discharged, the accumulation in the inside, it will lead to pain, infection, and even be life-threatening. 

Hernia 

Body tissues and organs in the abdominal wall muscles to highlight the weak position, that is, hernia. Abdominal surgery usually makes the muscles become weak, and will often attack hernia. But about 1 / 5 of patients with weight loss in the stomach after the surgery, require further surgery for a hernia specialist. 

A long period of nausea and can not eat 

Gastrointestinal surgery was in order to reduce food intake, and a number of cases, gastrointestinal effects of weight loss surgery "a good" can not be made in patients with eating. I eat on the nausea and vomiting, this is the case, need to re-hospitalization. 

Beam stomach with wavering 

Beam after gastric surgery, gastric band beam may be loose or moved, making the operation is invalid, or the effect of weakening. 

Intestinal stenosis 

After surgery, most likely formed in the wound scar erythema. Makes intestinal stenosis, the Food and poor circulation. When serious, but also cause vomiting and digestive obstacles which require hospitalization. 

Leak 

After surgery, the intestinal leakage may occur, the most common situation is that food, including stomach acid leaks are in the abdominal cavity. This need to re-surgery to repair leaks. 

Ulcer 

If the acid corrosion of the surgical wound, it will cause ulcers. Of course, doctors will prescribe to help you to prevent this situation. 

Cholelithiasis 

1 / 3 of the gastrointestinal weight loss surgery patients will suffer from gallstones. The reason is simple, rapid weight loss and low-calorie diet is one of major incentives for gallstones. General doctors will prescribe to help you reduce the possibility of stone. 

Constipation 

Diet and habits of the major changes, making a lot of people are suffering from constipation. Forced defecation, intestinal incision will burden this time, should seek medical help, it should not take non-prescription drugs.

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