An excellent article on what you have to watch out for if you are a woman and have weight loss surgery and you want to or could potentially get pregnant. Some important points from the article:
1. The pill might not work:
But birth control can be tricky, since you may not be able to absorb enough of the Pill to make it effective, and diaphragms need continual readjustment as you lose weight. That's why Dr Nease urges patients to use at least two forms of birth control during the first 18 months after surgery.
2. That horrible gestational diabetes test could be a real problem for women who have had weight loss surgery.
Having your weight-loss surgeon on your side also helps you avoid problems your OB/GYN might not know about. For instance, taking the standard glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes, for instance, can bring on a full spate of "dumping" symptoms for gastric bypass patients: nausea, sweating, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, heart palpitations and other symptoms, says Dr Nease. Ask your OB/GYN to check for gestational diabetes by testing your fasting blood sugar. Similarly, your doctor might prescribe a standard prenatal vitamin, but there are also vitamins created for gastric bypass surgery patients that might be more effective.
Read the whole thing.
before you have a by pass. go to, low blood sugar after gastric by pass. read what could happen to you. my bp was in 2005, i now have a low sugar count. almost everyday. read what can go wrong 4-6 years after the bp. it is not fun. i was 340 and had the bp at 280, i went to 205 and had a tummy tuck, i went to 180 and now i am at 205. with low sugar after i eat. or eat to many carbs, eather one. i now have a dr. that is at mont. gen. hosp. that is working with me. so before you have a bp. found out what might happen years later.
Posted by: jack singleton | March 08, 2011 at 10:35 AM