Bariatric Surgery Washington DC for Getting rid of Life-Threatening Weight

Despite our focus on being fit, feeling healthy, and the obsession we have with certain types of healthy foods and how they affect the body, over a third of the United States population is overweight. To be obese means to be at least 20% over what is considered the average amount of excess weight. This can occur due to a number of factors including lifestyle, medical reasons, and even genetics. Many people attempt dieting and weight control to help manage their weight gain, but sometimes to no avail. Hormones also often play a role in some extra pounds, which sometimes means there are other factors at work as well, like overactive thyroids. Whatever the case may be, obesity can be threatening to the individual's health, and an extreme situation may become life-threatening. When everything else has failed in an attempt to lose extra poundage, many people have turned to bariatric surgery Washington DC as their last resort to get themselves healthy again.

Bariatric Surgery Washington DC is Extreme but Effective

Gastric bypass surgery is a procedure that takes a small upper portion of the stomach and forms a  little pouch to act as a new smaller stomach. The upper part of the intestines is then bypassed, and the area below that is connected to the new stomach pouch. By creating this new route, first off, the patient feels fuller because they can only eat so much compared with the original size. Secondly, the surgery bypasses a portion of the smaller intestines which then doesn't allow the body to absorb as many calories and nutrients. By doing this, the person can eat less, and take in less in a much more effective effort than dieting.

The surgery is irreversible and is a lifestyle choice that the person has to be totally committed to. Once receiving gastric bypass surgery, the patient loses on average 50-90% of their excess weight within the first 12 months. An excess of sugars and other unhealthy foods may cause problems, so the doctor will not only work with their patient on and during the surgery but will continue working with them on a plan for a long term healthy lifestyle in order to make the operation a success and to ultimately save their life.