Are You a Candidate for Biliopancreatic Diversion?

It does requires careful consideration and thought because it is a serious procedure.

During a biliopancreatic diversion the stomach is turned into a small pouch and parts of the stomach are removed.

Once a portion of the stomach has been removed, the remaining smaller portion is connected to the lower small intestine.

In this surgery, a part of the intestines is bypassed.

The surgery helps you lose weight in two ways:

• One way is that you are limited in how much food you can eat, thus reducing the overall number of calories you are consuming.
• Secondly, since food is passing through your intestinal tract quicker (because some of the tract is bypassed or skipped) less is absorbed into your body and more is excreted as waste.

The surgery is performed either through:

• A large incision in your abdomen.
• Laparoscopically.

If performed through a larger incision you can expect a four to five day hospital stay.

With the laparoscopic approach your stay will be two to three days.

Your doctor will determine which approach is best for your individual situation.

Advantages of biliopancreatic diversion include that a smaller stomach forces you to eat less food, helping you lose weight.

At the same time, it offers you more stomach space than some of the other weight loss surgery techniques, so your quality of life with regard to eating meals may be better.

Studies show that it is typically effective, with 75-80 percent of those having the procedure losing their excess weight.

Disadvantages of the biliopancreatic diversion procedure include a greater risk for gastrointestinal issues such as

• Diarrhea
• Stomach ulcers and
• A greater chance of nutritional deficiencies because of bypassing part of the intestines, where nutrients are absorbed.

Those who have a biliopancreatic diversion performed need to carefully monitor their diet to ensure they are meeting their nutritional needs.

Another disadvantage to this surgery is that it often causes what is known as dumping syndrome, which occurs when foods, particularly high calorie sweets, move too quickly through the stomach and intestinal system.

This results in:

• Nausea
• Weakness
• Sweating
• Faintness and
• Possibly diarrhea soon after eating.

Candidates for this procedure include:

• Those who are very obese (with a body mass index of 40 or higher).
• Those who have a life-threatening or disabling weight-related condition.

Any type of weight loss surgery, including biliopancreatic diversion, should be discussed thoroughly with your physician and family so that you have a clear understanding of the expected outcomes and risks.

For many, weight loss surgery is the answer to overcoming obesity.

At overcoming-obesity-today.com we’re here to help you on that path to overcoming obesity, and are confident that you can do it!

So, before you have a biliopancreatic diversion, try following the tips within this website.

As a registered nurse, I know they work!

Here are a few tips to get you started.

• Develop a personal plan to meet your weight goals.
• Include both diet and exercise in your personal weight loss plan.
• Talk to your doctor to see if any medications you are taking could be slowing your metabolism or causing weight gain.
• Have a complete physical to see if you have any health conditions causing weight gain, or to see if you are developing any weight-related conditions.
• Be sure your doctor clears you for any new fitness plans.
• Focus on losing weight for the long term, rather than just quickly losing the weight for right now.
• Remind yourself of a time when you were happy with your weight... think of how good you felt.
• Track your weight on a printable weight loss chart.
• Incorporate a proven, complete nutritional program into your daily life.
• Enhance your nutritional program with a complete mutivitamin supplement because no nutritional program is perfect.
• Use a behavior modification and motivational program that will help you stay on track with your nutritional plan.
• Exercise at home with your own:
  Treadmill

  Stairstepper

  Exercise bike

  Elliptical trainer

  Hand weights or

  An aerobic video.

• See what kinds of weight loss aids your health insurance covers such as:
  Hypnotism

  Gym membership discounts

  Nutritional counseling.

If you do not lose weight after following the advice within this website for one year then have the biliopancreatic diversion performed.

Try losing the weight first. I know you can do it!

Get started losing weight right now.