It can allow a patient to lose 70-80% of excess weight.
It can cure a patient of Type II Diabetes 95% of the time.
It is also an excellent operation to cure a patient’s obesity related co-morbidities (problems related to obesity) like high blood pressure, sleep apnea, back pain, knee pain, and foot pain.
Many obese women might find it hard to conceive due to their weight and infertility. Many healthy babies have been born to mothers who have had Gastric Bypass surgery.
Because the weight loss allows a patient to walk more freely without pain or fatigue, the bypass patient can exercise more. This will promote health and possibly add years to a patient’s life.