Question on Gastric Bypass Surgery

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I'm not talking lap band here but the ones where you detach and reattach further down on the intestines like here.

Does some sort of digestive tract flush/cleaning or fasting/cleansing like for a colonoscopy precede these procedures?  

Thanks :-)

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dveej said…
I had a roux-en-y, 2001, and if I recall I just fasted for something like 18 hours before.
I did have to have this procedure involving drinking barium and checking a picture of my intestines, but that was days before the roux-en-y.
February 5, 2011 at 4:53 PM
CarbSane said…
Thanks dveej and welcome! The reason I'm asking is to sort of rule out flushing out gut bacteria in a post I'm working on re: insulin resistance. It's not focusing on GB, but I want it to address how GB seems to cure diabetes almost instantly in so many: http://carbsanity.blogspot.com/2010/12/gastric-bypass-surgery-diabetes.html
Did you have diabetes or pre-diabetes? I'd be interested in your experience. Thanks :)
February 6, 2011 at 9:02 AM

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