The name tells much about this surgery, Gastric Bypass

A gastric bypass first divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger, lower “remnant” pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to allow both pouches to stay connected to it, what is basically does it reducing the size of your stomach and make the journey of the food shorter in your stomach to your body will not absorb all the galleries of that food.

This video will show how the gastric bypass goes, the word cut is all around the place so do not panic

The success rate of gastric bypass:

In terms of losing weight (if you manage to survive the surgery) then losing weight is guaranteed with gastric bypass, this surgery will net need a lot of changes in your food habits, it doesn’t require a steel well, it is all about rebuilding your digestive system to be able to reduce the food intakes and eliminate the food without finishing the whole digestion process.

Is there any alternative to Gastric Bypass:

Lap band surgery is a well know alternative to gastric bypass as it:

1- Laparoscopic surgery with far less risk, less time in hospital and faster recovery.

2- It doesn’t include any cutting or bypassing, your digestive system will stay untouched.

3- It is reversible.

4- Death risk is 1 per thousand (gastric bypass 2 per hundred)