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Posted 3/19/2018 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with chron'd disease about 5 years ago. I am about 110 pounds overweight and was thinking about getting the weight loss surgery. I would like to know if there are any others out there who have had the surgery and if they have had any complications with it. I've read many pros and cons but no one has actually said dont do it or saod there doctor said it would be a bad idea. Any help would be appreciated thanks
Posted 3/19/2018 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Coondog!! I would discuss this first with my gi & also with a very good bariatric surgeon. With the sleeve they remove about half of your stomach. My husband had this surgery about 18 months ago. No, he does not have crohns thank goodness. He has a lot of other health issues & it was his cardiologist that recommended the sleeve. He was 71 yrs old having this surgery & has done well. If you decide to have the surgery, do your homework on finding the best surgeon. Go to the seminars that are offered by the surgeons, they are free. It took about 8 months for him to go through the process. He had to have a lot of testing, attend classes & above all lose some weight on his own before getting a surgery date. All of this was required by his surgeon for all patients. By the time he did all of this, Medicare approved the surgery & he was fully informed about everything.

Take care.
Posted 4/30/2018 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
There are quite a few research studies online about weight loss surgery and CD. I would just google those two phrases so that when you go to talk to your GI doc and weight loss surgeon, you have good research to show them. I had gastric bypass surgery in 2005, and developed CD in 2016, which is actually unusual. I've read that weight loss surgery generally tends to have positive effects on IBD. The condition of being overweight, especially over a prolonged time, is in itself, a pro-inflammatory condition (causes enlarged liver, stomach, intestines). So the thought is obesity may be a risk factor for IBD.

Good luck!
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