Gastric Bypass | Healthy Weight Loss Kuwait | Weight Reduction Kuwait - What is gastric bypass surgery?

In gastric bypass surgery - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - a surgeon reduces the capacity of your stomach to hold food. The surgeon will create a small pouch at the top of your stomach by sealing it off from the rest of your stomach with surgical staples. The pouch is about the size of a golf ball and can hold about 30 grams of food.

The surgeon will cut part of the small intestine and attach it to the new pouch, so food bypasses the rest of the stomach and the first section of your small intestine - the duodenum. The food goes directly to the second section - the jejunum. This limits your body's ability to absorb calories.

While food no longer enters the rest of your stomach, it still continues to secrete digestive juices that mix with the food in your small intestine.

After the surgery, you are unable to eat as much food as you ate before surgery. It is critical to eat the right kinds of foods to ensure that your body gets the proper nutrients. You may also need to take supplements so that you get all the vitamins and minerals you need.