Originally Posted by
happyface11112 
Hi, I had bariatric surgery in 2009. I never drank until 2012. I was not told about addiction transfer. Now, I am an alcoholic. Has anyone else experienced this?
I most certainly have, as I have experienced this as well. My Bypass surgery was in 2005, started drinking heavily a few years later and have steadily increased each year thereafter. It's a defect in me, or I know some will call it a disease that I happen to have.