How Obesity Affects the Digestive System
Seen with the eyes of medical experts, obesity is a dangerous condition, where the changed looks of the patient are only the tip of iceberg. Obesity comorbidities can put life in serious danger. Our team of medical experts at The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana has two powerful tools that can help people faced with the challenges of obesity: information and surgical expertise.
About the Digestive System
The digestive system is responsible for processing food and excreting waste, and it consists of the digestive tract (organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus) and other organs that have the role of breaking down food and absorbing nutrients that nourish the body.
· Organs belonging to the digestive tract: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (also mentioned as colon), rectum and the anus
· Organs that produce or store digestive juices: liver, pancreas, gallbladder
The mucosa of the mouth, stomach and the small intestine contains glands that produce enzymes that help digestion. The smooth muscle the digestive tract is lined with plays an important role in transporting food along the tract.
Obesity Alters the Digestive System Leading to Potentially Life-Endangering Conditions
Obesity-induced outer transformations to the body are at sight and therefore easily noticeable. Inner alterations are hidden to the eye and harder to trace, but they can greatly affect the functioning of the body.
Health conditions directly related to alterations to the digestive system caused by obesity include:
· gastroesophageal reflux disease
· fatty liver disease
· type 2 diabetes
Weight Loss Surgery and Heartburn
Commonly described as a burning sensation in the chest or throat, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) can have several different causes among which the weakening of the esophageal sphincter is the main one. The esophagus can be attacked and altered by stomach acid that leaks back into it through a weak esophageal sphincter.
The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana and Mississippi has on board two surgeons who perform the LINX® surgery, an FDA-approved Reflux Management System. Both Dr. James G. Redmann in the Covington and Metairie offices, and Dr. Donald A. Balder in the Gulfport office have vast experience performing this non-invasive laparoscopic procedure, which allows patients to return to non-demanding activity in a matter of days.
Bariatric Surgery helps reverse Fatty Liver Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic medical conditions caused by excess fat in the liver. Cirrhosis is among the severe complications, and it may lead to the liver losing its ability to function.
The most common form of diabetes and a dangerous comorbidity of obesity, type 2 Diabetes is characterized by high glucose levels in the blood. Left untreated, can be life-threatening.
Findings of a new study conducted by the University Hospital Dresden, in Germany, published in the Cell Metabolism journal, suggest that bariatric surgery can reverse symptoms of fatty liver disease, and it can put type 2 diabetes into remission.
To gain in-depth knowledge about your surgical weight loss option, contact our skilled surgeons at The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana.
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