• Can you gain weight after gastric bypass?

I am a 37 year old female. I want to know if you can gain weight after gastric bypass?

7 Answers

  • Gastroenterologist
  • Scottsdale, AZ

You can. It's common. The gastric pouch can get stretched out from overeating.

  • Surgeon
  • Dallas, TX

Weight regain after a gastric bypass is possible, although the rates are low. Patients may gain some of the weight lost back (about 10-20%) over time, but even 20 years after surgery, the vast majority of people are able to keep the weight off.

  • Family Practitioner | Obesity Medicine
  • Mesa, AZ

The short answer is yes. Almost 50% of patients who have had gastric bypass surgery will gain their weight back.

  • Gastroenterologist
  • LAS VEGAS, NV

This is best answered by a bariatric surgeon, but yes, most patients experience initial weight loss but over time regain weight, though not getting back to the pre-surgery weight. It is basically a U-shaped curve extended over years.

  • Internist
  • Albany, GA

Yes, but you may gain less weight than prior to the gastric bypass operation. The surgeon who did your procedure can provide you with the best answer.

  • Gastroenterologist
  • Hicksville, NY

Yes, if you resume eating large amounts of food.

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

Yes, the surgery is just a tool. People normally start regaining weight in 1.5 to 2 years after the restrictive effects of the procedure are not so pronounced.

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