Duodenal Switch Surgery

Obesity is becoming an epidemic disease nowadays. In United States, it is estimated that about 33% of men and 35% of women are suffering from the problem of obesity. This proportion has increased so much that about one-third of US adults along with increasing rate of children and teenagers are affected with this. Therefore, obesity weight loss surgery is becoming a primary choice for everyone.

There are different types of weight loss surgery for overcoming the problem of obesity. But before knowing the weight loss surgery options, let’s take a look on factors responsible for obesity.

• Diet: Poor diet and lack of physical activity is the major cause of obesity.
• Genetic cause- Genes are also responsible for obesity.
• Psychological condition: Various psychological factors leads to illness, depression and become cause of overeating and results into obesity.
• Sedentary lifestyle: Due to sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, people are becoming obese.

The problem of extreme obesity can be solved with obesity weight loss surgery. There are different types of weight loss surgery options like Lap band surgery, Gastric bypass surgery, Gastric sleeve surgery, Duodenal Switch surgery and many more. Weight loss surgery primarily works either by restricting food intake or by food malabsorption i.e. by reducing the calorie absorption by the intestine.

As compared to other weight loss surgery procedure, DS surgery process is found to best. The Duodenal switch surgery is also known as Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch or gastric reduction duodenal switch is a type of restrictive malabsorptive weight loss surgery for obesity. The surgery involves removing the 70% of the stomach along the curvature. This surgery procedure involves rerouting the lengthy portion of small intestine and then creating two separate pathways and one common channel. The primary objective of this surgery is to limit the amount of calorie intake by the intestine and thus reducing the fat accumulation. As a result of this surgery, patient only absorb 20% of calorie they intake. The main benefit of Duodenal switch surgery for weight loss is that in combines both food restriction and calorie malabsorption that results into optimum weight loss for obese persons, with reduced risk of weight regain.

Along with effective weight loss, after duodenal surgery, several problems related to diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea and hypertension have been observed to get reduced. Like, every weight loss surgery, some sort of risks and complications are also associated with this surgery. Therefore, it is suggested that those who want to go for this surgery must consult their doctors. Thus, by following surgery, healthy diet and exercise, one can overcome from extreme obesity.