More Disinformation: This time from Dr. D. Myers

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Hi all,

I found a web site with the typical kind of disinformation that the

insurance companies just love to use to deny DS. The full link is:

http://www.weight.com/obesitysurgery.html

I was so outraged that I sent an e-mail to Dr. Anthone about it.

Below is what this Dr. had to say about BPD and BPD/DS

Hull

Biliopancreatic bypass procedures (and similar extensive intestinal

bypass procedures)

In these procedures, the digestive juices from the liver and pancreas

are diverted to the distal small intestine near the entrance to the

large intestine. Thus, food enters the stomach, rapidly transverses

the distal small intestine (where absorption of nutrients primarily

occurs), and is then delivered to the large intestine (where excess

water from the stool is removed). This results in marked

malabsorption of nutrients with subsequent marked weight loss (up to

80% of excess body weight). Since there is marked malabsorption of

essential nutrients, the probability of vitamin, mineral, and protein-

calorie malnutrition is significant. These procedures are probably

best avoided at this time since the marked nutrient malabsorption may

result in very severe long-term complications that may be similar to

the old intestinal bypass operation.