Gastric Bypass Surgery

Take a Permanent Step toward Weight Loss

Gastric Bypass Surgery - performed by Dr. Elmer Valin at his New Haven, Connecticut practice - is a procedure that permanently isolates a small portion of your stomach and re-routes it to your small intestine. This limits the amount of food you can eat, which can enable you to lose weight and begin a new, healthy lifestyle. To learn more about how you can benefit from RNY surgery, contact our New Haven clinic today.

How RNY Surgery Works

The portion of your stomach isolated during RNY surgery will usually hold about one ounce of food or less, which causes the feeling of fullness after just a few bites. The size of the pouch varies with different doctors.

The small intestine is then attached to the new "pouch.” This allows food to pass through the digestive system while restricting the overall intake of food. The larger section remains connected to the duodenum, and the digestive juices flow from it as usual. These sections are merged downstream in a "Y" configuration where the food and the juices come together for digestion.

Side Effects of RNY Surgery

Common side effects of this surgery include vomiting when the pouch is over-filled, and "dumping,” a syndrome that occurs when the unregulated flow of highly sweet foods passes into the intestine rapidly, triggering a sudden "dump" of insulin into the blood stream. Patients experience symptoms to varying degrees, such as cold sweats, abdominal pain, and vomiting. This is a valuable behavior modification aid that helps patients learn how to limit the consumption of sweets.

 This procedure has both food restriction and malabsorption properties. As a result, nutritional needs must be met with a high protein diet and appropriate dietary supplements to maintain overall health.

Learn How RNY Surgery Can Help You

If you are interested in losing weight with the help of RNY surgery, contact our New Haven, Connecticut bariatric practice, serving Hartford, New York and New London.