Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery aims to reduce the patient’s food and calorie intake by surgery operations on the upper digestive system - particularly the stomach, which physically and psychologically affect the patient’s approach to food. A gastric bypass involves dividing the stomach into two “pouches”, and connecting the smaller top pouch directly to the small intestine, allowing food to “bypass” most of the stomach. This means that fewer calories are absorbed by the stomach, and due to the smaller space, the patient feels full quicker. As a consequence, they eat less.

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