When you are morbidly obese, your stomach will be quite large. In order to lose weight, you will need to significantly decrease the number of calories you eat. However, when you have a very large stomach, it will take a lot of food for you to feel satisfied. It is going to be very hard for you to lose weight when you are spending everyday very hungry and never able to feel as if you are satisfied. A gastric bypass may be a great tool that you can use to help you to lose weight so you can become a healthier person. Here is more information on gastric bypass surgery.

What is gastric bypass?

Gastric bypass is a surgery in which your stomach and small intestine are changed so your food will be handled in a different manner than what it normally is. Your actual stomach will be made smaller and this means that it will take much less food for you to feel satisfied. When you can feel satisfied with less food then you will be able to stick within the calorie range necessary in order for you to lose weight. 

Preparing for gastric bypass surgery

If you think that gastric bypass is right for you, then you are going to need to have a consultation. During this consultation, the surgeon will check your weight and order tests to ensure you are healthy enough for the surgery. If there are things that show up in the test results, the surgeon may be able to give you medical advice that will help you to correct those concerns, so you will be a good candidate. 

Also, they will want to see that you are going to be able to stick to healthier eating habits once you have the surgery, so they will give you a weight loss goal you need to meet before they will schedule you for the surgery. It usually won't be too much weight they will ask you to lose, but it will be enough for them to see that you made an effort and were able to achieve the goal. Once the surgeon sees you are healthy enough for surgery and you met your goals, they will schedule you for gastric bypass. 

Preparing for life after gastric bypass

Once you have healed from the surgery, you will need to stick to a strict way of eating. Not only because you won't want to undo the surgery and have complications, but also because your stomach won't handle foods the same way, and there will be some things you can no longer eat. You will also need to eat very small portions. Gastric bypass can help you to change your life for the better by helping you to lose a very large amount of weight.

For more information on gastric bypass surgery, contact a specialist in your area, such as United Bariatric Center of Kansas City.