Gastric Bypass Complications

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Bypass surgery is an extreme weight loss procedure that entails surgically revamping the stomach into a small pouch and then reattaching it to the intestine. This small pouch ensures that the patient simply cannot overeat and therefore will begin to lose weight, most of the time very rapidly.

There are many qualifications to meet in order to sign up for this kind of surgery including being at least 100 pounds overweight, but the biggest concern most people have is with the gastric bypass complications. Gastric bypass complications can be divided into two categories, early and late. Early complications will be those that occur during or soon after the surgery. Late complications are those that occur months or even years after the surgery is complete.

Early complications

Gastric bypass complications within the first two months are considered early complications. These complications can be minor or severe and occur in 5-10% of all patients. These gastric bypass complications  include:

• Staple line leak
• Anesthetic problems (severe but rare occurrence)
• Pulmanary embolism (blood clot to the lung)
• Heart attack (rare)
• Minor incision infection
• Major incision infection
• Pneumonia
• Potassium deficiency
• Transfusion
• Thrombophlebitis
• Kidney failure

Late Complications

Gastric bypass complications that occur two months or more after surgery are considered late complications. Again, these are rare complications and in the majority of cases, there are few if any complications at all, provided you adhere to your doctors after care suggestions.

• Ulcer
• Anemia or Iron deficiency- rare if taking iron replacements, common if not
• B12 Deficiency
• Incision hernia (10 %)
• Potassium deficiency (rare)
• Psychological challenges
• Small bowel obstruction

Other Possible Complications

When you take care of yourself and adhere to the postoperative instructions you much less likely to suffer from gastric bypass complications. However there are some behaviors that will cause complications that while not life threatening they are not any fun.

If you were to consume large amounts of sugary foods, you could experience gastric bypass complications known as dumping. This is when the stomach suddenly dumps food into the intestine. You can experience nausea, sweating, weakness, sweating, and diarrhea. The best way to avoid this potential complication is to avoid fatty or sweet foods.

You can also experience bowel problems as the body adjusts to your bypass. Common complaints include diarrhea, gas, bloating and foul smelling stool. These will eventually stop but in the beginning, they can be quite frustrating. Since your body is learning to live on a lot less calories, you could have gastric bypass complications that include:

• Fatigue
• Hair loss
• Dry skin
• Body aches
• Mood changes

All of the above gastric bypass complications may seem daunting; however you should remember that these are not average results. Some of the complications are really quite rare. Nevertheless, you should always be informed of all possibilities before undergoing any kind of surgery.

Also, check out my other guide on acid reflux remedy and gastric by pass



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