How to Use gastric bypass in a Sentence
gastric bypass
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Some have turned to gastric bypass surgery, lost scores of pounds but then regained them.
—Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2022
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This may be why weight loss after gastric bypass surgery tends to last for longer periods of time.
—Amanda Gardner, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2017
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Kate dumps Toby and decides to get gastric bypass surgery.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 May 2021
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The determined mom had a gastric balloon and gastric bypass and lost more than half her body weight over 12 months, but was left with rolls of skin that hung to her knees.
—Fox News, 10 July 2018
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Of the more than 5,300 who had surgery, most had gastric bypass, the most common type of stomach-shrinking operation.
—Carla K. Johnson, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
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The audience meets Plum on the cusp of her decision to get gastric bypass surgery, before a series of bizarre events intervene.
—Sonia Saraiya, HWD, 5 June 2018
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But more health problems followed, despite a 2005 gastric bypass that greatly trimmed his weight.
—Debora Rey, Chron, 25 Nov. 2020
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This is a stark difference from people who have had gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, whose metabolisms may speed back up in a year's time, Kraschnewski said.
—Michael Nedelman, CNN, 3 Nov. 2017
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The following March, Hollar had gastric bypass surgery.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2018
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Several months later, in April of 2004, Heim thought enough was enough and decided to take a life-changing step to undertake gastric bypass surgery.
—Shreeya Agarwal, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Sep. 2020
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The disease is not curable, although treatments such as gastric bypass surgery can put it into remission for many years.
—Lola Butcher, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2021
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That said, for the most popular surgery types — gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy — patients are expected to lose 25 percent to 35 percent of their body weight in one to two years.
—Michelle Lent, Philly.com, 10 Sep. 2017
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Roker, who underwent gastric bypass surgery 20 years ago, recently power-walked his way through a half marathon.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 June 2022
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These groups include those with darker skin tones, elderly people, vegans, and those who have had gastric bypass surgery.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2022
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Weight-loss surgery, and in particular gastric bypass, may also change the composition of healthy bacteria living in the gut.
—Alice Park, Time, 2 Sep. 2019
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For instance, people who get gastric bypass surgery have about a 1% chance of experiencing small bowel obstruction over the course of a lifetime, Shah explained.2 Schoen put it between 2% and 3%.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 19 July 2023
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According to the Mayo Clinic, bariatric surgery is the collective name for a group of surgeries, such as gastric bypass, that involve making changes to someone’s digestive system to help with weight loss.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
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In a single procedure, Dr. Gerald Cahill removed the gastric band performed gastric bypass surgery.
—Daily Southtown Staff, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023
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The bariatric center cares for patients undergoing gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
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Roker began opening up about his health and weight loss after undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 2001.
—Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2022
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There are four main types of bariatric surgery, according to the Cleveland Clinic: gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric band and duodenal switch.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
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The most common bariatric procedures for people with Type 2 diabetes are Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and sleeve gastrectomy.
—Markham Heid, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
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One 2020 study found that, three to six years following a sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure, about one-quarter of patients had regained their weight.
—Markham Heid, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
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Unlike colonoscopies, gastric bypass surgery, and cardiac angiograms, CPR has also been glamorized, for decades, on television and in movies.
—Sunita Puri, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2023
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Since getting his gastric bypass surgery in 2002, the Today show anchor and meteorologist has shared his story with viewers on the show and on social media.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
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Those who have recently undergone bariatric surgery, like gastric bypass, may also be at risk of zinc deficiency.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
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Both had already undergone gastric bypass surgery and tried medication and behavioral therapy but gained back the weight and couldn’t stop binge eating.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2022
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Dodge graduated, underwent gastric bypass surgery, and started to diet and work out.
—Fox News, 11 Oct. 2019
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The victim has dentures on her upper jaw, has undergone a hysterectomy, gall bladder removal surgery and gastric bypass surgery and may have been a smoker, according to the release.
—Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2019
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For this reason, people who've had weight loss surgery procedures, such as gastric bypass, are particularly prone to gallstones.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Apr. 2023
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