Guest guest Posted November 26, 2001 Report Share Posted November 26, 2001 HI NICK......I HEAR YOUR THE EXPERT AT DS.....LOL I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF I HAVE DS......IM NOT GOING TO BEABLE TO EAT AS MUCH. AND DONT THEY STILL CUT YOUR STOMACH? AND THEY BYPASS YOUR INTESTINES ALSO DONT THEY.....CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO ME WHY YOU DUMP WITH RNY....AND NOT WITH DS? THANKS........LISA D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2001 Report Share Posted November 26, 2001 Hi - Thank you for asking a question that isn't a statement. Dumping occurs because the stoma to intestine connection has no valve to regulate the flow of food. When you eat sugars, they flow directly into the small intestine. The uninhibited flow of sugar into the intestine causes the symptoms known as dumping. With the DS, the pyloric valve at the bottom of the stomach is not disturbed. It opens and closes the same way that it does normally and allows food to flow into the small intestine at appropriate times, just as it does for people who have not had WLS. This is the same mechanism that prevents stomach acid from attacking the small intestine and causing ulcers. The presence of the pylorus also allows you to chew normally and not block the stoma as happens with the RNY. This problem is why you have to chew everything into a paste or risk having yourself unclogged with an endoscope. Some people only have this part of the surgery. The problem with that is the same as is a problem with the RNY. The stomach (or stoma with the RNY) does expand eventually and weight regain is likely. The malabsorbtive component of the DS fixes that and works to keep the weight off. That is why the late weight regain is much better with the DS than the RNY. I am so very happy to have my little pylorus! And . . . you can trust me, you won't be able to eat as much! Best-- Nick Re: DS vs. RNY FOR NICK > HI NICK......I HEAR YOUR THE EXPERT AT DS.....LOL I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF > I HAVE DS......IM NOT GOING TO BEABLE TO EAT AS MUCH. AND DONT THEY STILL > CUT YOUR STOMACH? AND THEY BYPASS YOUR INTESTINES ALSO DONT THEY.....CAN YOU > JUST EXPLAIN TO ME WHY YOU DUMP WITH RNY....AND NOT WITH DS? > THANKS........LISA D > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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