gastric bypass
nounDefinition of gastric bypass
: a surgical bypass operation that typically involves reducing the size of the stomach and reconnecting the smaller stomach to bypass the first portion of the small intestine so as to restrict food intake and reduce caloric absorption in cases of severe obesity — compare gastric banding
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Weight-loss surgery, and in particular gastric bypass, may also change the composition of healthy bacteria living in the gut. — Alice Park, Time, "Weight-Loss Surgery Dramatically Lowers the Risk of Early Death, a New Study Finds," 2 Sep. 2019 In 2017, Entertainment Tonight reported that Miller underwent gastric bypass surgery to further the weight loss journey that began in 2015. — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, "All the Details Of 'Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller’s Medical Past," 28 July 2019 Of the more than 5,300 who had surgery, most had gastric bypass, the most common type of stomach-shrinking operation. — Carla K. Johnson, The Seattle Times, "Obesity surgery may lower heart-attack danger in diabetics, study finds," 16 Oct. 2018 The determined mom had a gastric balloon and gastric bypass and lost more than half her body weight over 12 months, but was left with rolls of skin that hung to her knees. — Fox News, "Woman who lost 252 pounds rejected on Tinder after sending pics of her excess skin," 10 July 2018 Patients who have had gastric bypass surgery also are vulnerable to this vitamin deficiency and usually need supplements (GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, April 2018). — Houston Chronicle, "Old wives’ remedy helped arthritis pain," 1 July 2018 The audience meets Plum on the cusp of her decision to get gastric bypass surgery, before a series of bizarre events intervene. — Sonia Saraiya, HWD, "ACCESS IS EVERYTHING," 5 June 2018 Complications from his condition required surgical removal of his gallbladder and gastric bypass surgery, according to the complaint. — Fortune, "A Man in Severe Pain Curls Up on the Floor of a United Flight, But the Airline Won't Land. Now He's Suing," 25 May 2018 Keatley cites people who have poor quality diets, people who have difficulty with digestion (such as those who have had gastric bypass surgery or have Crohn's disease), and the elderly as some potential candidates for multivitamin use. — Korin Miller, Allure, "Do You Need to Take a Multivitamin? Here's What Nutritionists Say," 3 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gastric bypass.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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