jennikate

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the right place for this but....just wondering how many of you out there have had a gastric bypass? I did five years ago and shortly after became a serious alcoholic. I was a problem drinker before to some extent but nothing like after the surgery. Some friends/relatives just sent me some articles about studies concluding that gb patients have a much higher risk of becoming alcoholic both because of cross-addiction but even more so due to the change in anatomy that occurs. Anyway, just curious to see if that statistic pans out.

Jennikate

OklaBH

You absorb alcohol 5 times faster after GB. That is why. Its common to switch 1 addiction for another. The faster absorption makes it easier for organ damage/failure to occur. You need to talk to your surgeon about it ASAP.

Anna

I've seen numerous posts here about the same issue. Apparently it's quite common.

Dee74

welcome jennikate
I have no personal experience but like Anna says I see a lot of posts on this issue.

Good to have you join us

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sugarbear1

If you do a search on the internet, the testimonials have been out for several years. Our local news just let us know about the studies. Yeah, there's a correlation. Maybe sugar substituting?