Love this Fact from DSFACTS

Irishnurse
on 3/14/14 12:48 am, edited 3/14/14 12:48 am

DS on 04/17/13

I do eat carbs on occasion and I noticed that it has no effect on me other than it makes me poop more and can give me diarrhea. I know I am still in the honeymoon phase but it is nice to know that if I want to have carbs on occasion I can and not be afraid of gaining 5 pounds from a piece of bread like my body use to. I use to be a super absorber. I love my DS.

Metabolic Effect

The following information on the metabolic effect of the Duodenal Switch procedure was provided with permission from Dr. John Husted.

In addition to the effect of dietary restriction and malabsorption, Duodenal Switch has a metabolic effect to affect weight loss and improvement in health as well. The portion that food passes through - the alimentary limb - has the ability to absorb protein and sugars. This portion of intestine also has the ability to secrete a hormone - GLP-1, or Enteroglucagon - in the presence of undigested food. Since this portion of intestine is presented to undigested food earlier on as a result of the anatomic re-arrangement induced by Duodenal Switch, secretion of GLP-1 is enhanced. Enteroglucogan (GLP-1) has the effect of suppressing the secretion of insulin in response to a carbohydrate meal, resulting in a lesser amount of ingested carbohydrates being converted to body fat.
The portion of intestine that is bypassed holds an important role as well. Enterogastrone is a hormone that is secreted by the upstream small intestine when food passes through it. This hormone has the effect of converting food to fat. When the upstream portion of the intestine is bypassed - as is the case with Duodenal Switch - enterogastrone secretion is suppressed. The effect of this bypass is that the patient's body after Duodenal Switch has less of a tendency to convert food to fat.