tinkerbellintex
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Had Gastric Bypass 20 years ago. Have regained some weight. Need to lose about 60. Went for consultation for revision and he suggests the switch. I’m nervous. Any advise?
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Smart surgeon. Who is he?Had Gastric Bypass 20 years ago. Have regained some weight. Need to lose about 60. Went for consultation for revision and he suggests the switch. I’m nervous. Any advise?
Yes, but…a rather complicated routine investigating the effects of FODMAPS on our GI system can produce miracles in two or three days.Well... it works.. no more MO.. takes out most comorbidities too.. works well in revision too.
Downside, well most serious problem is said to be nutritional concerns, but, IMO, ... the real concern is farting and pooping... forever more your superpower will be exact knowledge of every toilet in your vicinity, no matter where you are.
Your zinc may be low, you may be anemic, and , post menopause ( if that's your gender) your bones may turn to mush because of calcium deficiency.... but all these difficulties are hidden, and, with care, treatable, and, possibly, avoidable.
The farting, however, is phenomenal, uncontrollable, inevitable, and on public display. If only I had this power as a boy, I'd be the envy of 10 year Olds everywhere: Emptying Auditoriums with a single toot, gaging school chums indoors and out, making long trips in closed spaces a perfect agony for all.
Toot toot....
I'm half Italian/ half Mexican too....Yes, but…a rather complicated routine investigating the effects of FODMAPS on our GI system can produce miracles in two or three days.
Weird stuff…like a sweet, ripe banana can cause gastric chaos, but if it’s greenish…and you eat HALF now and the other half in THREE hours…then, no problem.
And that timing is important. It appears that if we eat and then give our bodies that time to process what’s in there, we DON’T pile food on top of food and cause fermentation to start taking place.
I VERY MUCH recommend getting help from a MONASH UNIVERSITY certified nutritional counselor and maybe the MONASH app…it’s $7 or $8 and worth it. It HAS an option to take their $30 online course but through another site, I paid $99, for three appointments, to work with a live RD who has a several-week-long program to follow. (I haven’t finished. My fault.)
Suggestions:
Most of the literature is directed toward IBS patients. Ignore that and try it anyway.
Often, onions and garlic are a big part of the problem. (Don’t whine at me…I’m half Italian and half Mexican. Try THAT with no onion or garlic.)
Some of the Low FODMAP sites are way too complicated; find better sites!
Don’t try to follow the online charts, too much info is missing.
You don’t need an IBS diagnosis to experience improvement.