who undergo a common type of barbaric surgery to lose weight appear to have a significantly higher risk of abusing alcohol two years after the procedure, according to researchers the University of Pittsburgh.
The study investigated alcohol consumption and abuse in nearly 2,000 patients across the United States. Researchers surveyed barbaric patients on their alcohol consumption 30 days before surgery, then again one and two years after surgery.
Nearly 70 percent of the participants had gastric bypass surgery – which reduces the side of the stomach and shortens the intestine – and were most at risk for alcohol disorders. Another 25 percent had arthroscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery, which uses a band to make the stomach smaller, and the remaining 5 percent had other, less-common surgeries.
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