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Is It Possible To Have Gastric Bypass?

ptkds

By ptkds
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Unfortuantly, I am not lucky enough to actually lose weight when I get glutened. I was diagnosed a few months ago, and I have been overweight most of my life. My dh is also overweight and he is considering a gastric banding procedure. I was just wondering of a dr would actually do this procedure on someone with celiac disease?? My brother had a gastric bypass a few months ago and has lost 120+ lbs. I would DESPERATLY love to lose weight, but I can never seem to lose any. And everytime I get glutened, I seem to gain weight.

Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge about this?

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If I were you I would not do this quite yet. You may find that doctors are going to agree. The reason is because you have not been gluten-free very long. IMHO You most likely still have quite a bit of damage and are not to the point where you are absorbing nutrients fully. If you do this procedure you are going to be restricting nutrient intake even further. In addition this is not a risk free procedure and with your system still being impacted by occasional accidental glutening adverse effects from the surgery itself may occur.

Please make sure you explore this very throughly, don't just look at good outcomes look at all the risks also, then make your decision carefully.

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The problem with a gastric bypass is, that it causes huge problems down the road. Yes, you'll lose weight. But you also won't absorb a lot of nutrients. People who've had a gastric bypass are relying on large doses of vitamins to try to fulfill their body's need for essential nutrients, since it isn't possible for them to get those through food any more. I seriously believe that you'll shorten your lifespan if you go the gastric bypass route.

As ravenwoodglass mentioned, you haven't been gluten-free very long, and are likely not absorbing nutrients too well yet. Give it more time.

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