Obesity does not only define an excessive gain in weight but also brings about a lot of other medical problems. Bariatric surgery is one of the procedures by which one can treat obesity.
Case Study
Inspector Daulatram Jogawat with Dr. Muffazal Lakdwala at Saifee Hospital, Mumbai
Daulatram Jogawat is a police inspector who weighed 180kgs. In spite of being efficient in his work and winning over 200 awards in his 37 years of career, he had been fat shamed over social media for the past three years because of his weight.
But Jogawat finally decided to undergo a bariatric treatment when he was fat shamed over twitter by an eminent Indian columnist.
Last Thursday, he underwent a successful bariatric treatment of Roux en Y Gastric Bypass Surgery at Saifee Hospital. According to Dr. Mufazzal Lakdawala (his doctor), Jogawat is going to lose about 80kgs by this year.
The reason for Jogawat's obesity lay in the gall bladder surgery that he had undergone in 1993. Since then he has been suffering from hormonal imbalances as the surgery has caused insulin impairment in his body. This consequently led to his weight gain.
According to the doctors in the hospital, Jogawat’s condition is now stable and he will be discharged within a couple of days.
Dauatram Jogawat
But, does batriatric surgery only help people to lose weight? Is it the only the purpose of this procedure? Not at all. Bariatric surgery has other benefits as well.
The Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
1. Long-term Respite from Diabetes:
One of the medical problems that follow obesity is diabetes. Bariatric surgery is highly effective in providing long term relieve from type 2 Diabetes. You will not require your regular doses of insulin for about three years post bariatric surgery.
2. Health of your Heart is Restored:
Excessive weight gain directly proportional to cardiac diseases. Risks of coronary artery diseases are, therefore, heightened in obese patients. But, through bariatric surgery procedures, such risks can be dodged off for good.
3. Your Joints are not stressed anymore:
The joints of your body undergo a lot of pressure and stress as they bear the excess weight. This leads to chronic joint pain. Weight loss through bariatric surgery provides ease to the joints and relieves you from the pain.
4. Develops fertility:
Excessive weight poses creates a lot of complications during pregnancy. Fertility is affected if one is obese. Bariatric surgery helps to improve fertility.
5. Relief from Obstructive Sleep Apnea:
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which patients have difficulty in breathing during their sleep. This could lead to high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack/failure, diabetes, ADHD and headaches. Losing weight through bariatric surgery helps in recovering breathing troubles or sleep apnea in the patient.
6. Other problems:
Along with all these benefits, bariatric surgery also helps you to fight metabolic syndromes, gall bladder diseases and other such complications.
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