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What are the long-term side effects of the gastric bypass surgery?

April 26, 2017bypass Gastric long-term surgery term

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What are the long-term side effects of the gastric bypass surgery?

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jenniffer moss Posted

Any surgery is not free from complications and side effects. Duodenal switch surgery is a surgical weight loss procedure that involves long terms and immediete complications. You can avoid these complications by following your physician advaice and be in regular contact of your health care practitions. Some DS complications involves:

    * Bowel Obstruction
    * Hernia
    * Excessive Weight Loss
    * Osteopenia/Osteoporosis
    * Anemia
    * Kidney Stones
    * Diarrhea

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If you follow-up with your doctor on a regular basis there should be no long term side effects except for increasing your life span by 10-15 years. If you don’t take your vitamins or calcium supplements you could suffer from osteoporosis.