DS and Body Odors

I am only four months out, but I do not have any gas during the day...NONE. I have one or two smelly farts at bedtime. I have one huge stinky BM first thing in the morning.

I have not experienced a food that gives me issues yet.

No one can tell you how YOU will react to a given food, because we're all different. The 'typical' gas-producing foods like beans, cabbage, broccoli, etc. don't seem to give me gas any longer. My bigger offenders are things made from flour, but I have to eat quite a bit for it to give me much discomfort. And, it's changed over time---first six months or so, EVERYTHING gave me gas, but t 11+ years out, I have less gas than I did pre-op.

My biggest concern over the SADI is that there's just no long-term data yet.

It's a non-issue.  My H died so I was in the dating world and going out with men even.  And if I have a bite of cake, I have a bite of cake.  One bite of anything has never given me a problem.  I have traveled.  Kayaked the Amazon and rode a horse across Mexico.  I went diving in Tahiti.  No problems!

Worst ever was SF gummy bears.  But I ate too many and even normies have problems with these.  Read the reviews on Amazon.  Haribo SF gummy bears 5lb bag.  They are hilarious!

I had my surgery over a decade ago and my CC is supposedly 75 and that's quite short.  I have never had a single deficiency and I'm not skinny.  I still diet all the time.  I watch every bite I eat.  And I don't stink either.  And I don't spend the day in the toilet either.  I go once in the morning when I get up and that's usually it.

The results from the DS are a bell curve.  For everyone who has the procedure and loses too much there is someone on the other side of the curve who doesn't lose enough.  The vast majority fall in the middle.  Most learn to manage the malabsorbtion and eat accordingly.  And the weightloss does stop.  And bounceback is real too.

I knew I needed the most drastic surgery I could get.  I was/am a superabsorber.  I could gain weight on 1000 calories a day and had to go down to a starvation diet of about 600 cal per day to lose.  I knew my metabolism was totally shot.  You know you.  If you need the whole DS, don't settle for less.  If you really don't need it, get the SADI.

JMHO but I think the SADI is a better alternative to the proximal RNY.  Kinder, gentler, and you get to have a stomach, not a pouch.  But we have no long term data on how it will stack up to the DS.  Let's tell it like it is.  You will lose weight with almost any WLS out there.  But where will you be 10 years from now?  I do know there are already revisions from SADI to DS because of poor weight loss.

There are a lot of misperceptions about the SADi posted here so I'll clarify the ones I am certain about:

1) The procedure first started being performed 8 years ago this Summer by a DS surgeon in Spain to address issues with the original DS procedure. The doctor that performed the surgery is also an expert in the original procedure and will gladly take email questions from patients considering the surgery to explain the benefits.

2) Any qualified doctor performing the procedure is already an expert at the original DS. They recommend the SADi as a less risky option that can fully meet your weight loss goals and eliminate many of the side effects.

3) The formal studies on the SADi procedure are limited but all are positive and indicate weight loss results as good or better as any alternatives.

4) The original DS was developed as a better alternative to the RNY, not the SADi. The SADi was develop as a better alternative to the original DS procedure.

5) The complications and revisions to the SADi to date have been very low compared to the original DS due to the lower risk overall with the procedure.

6) 10 Year / Long term studies have not been done so no answers there, but there is nothing to suggest the high success over the first 8 years won't hold up.

7) Fat is not fully absorbed similar to the original DS procedure. It will turn to a pizza oil type substance and come out with your stool. The difference in malabsorption is not known but it appears to be similar in most ways.

The bottom line is the SADi is a safer alternative that is a result is evolving experience in weight loss surgery. It's been around for 8 years, not 3 and has great results. The only person I have seen on this sight that didn't love the procedure and results was a woman that went to a quack doctor who probably didn't know what he was doing. The same will happen to any patient that does not go to a qualified reputable surgeon.

The SADI is still new and very experimental.  It's showing promise, but everyone does very well their first couple of years.  Only time will tell 5 and 10 years down the road.  I've already seen people with a regular DS not ge results they hoped for with a longer CC, so I still have a touch of skepticism.

As a DSer, I cannot report any body odors, nor have I noticed any odors of many other DSers I've come to know and love.  Most of us have loose stools, but not ****ting ourselves like with diarrhea.  The only exception to that is someone experimenting with new foods or eating recklessly.   Once you get to learn your new anatomy and stop pushing your limits, life gets very normal.  Gas is minimal and **** still stinks...with no body odors.

Thank you!

I had the single anastomosis procedure in October 2014. I'm almost 6 months out and have lost 110lb. That's over 50% of my excess weight. So, it is working well for me in that respect. I can tolerate most any food. Again, another plus. However, the smells I make are pretty bad at times. It really depends on what I eat. If I overdo it on carbs, my bowel movements smell horrible. If I behave, they are about as smelly as anyone else's who hasn't had wls. The only real benefit I see to the Sadi-s over traditional ds is that there is less chance of complications and less time in the OR. I wouldn't try to sway you towards one procedure over the other. I really think that the results are going to be about the same. Based on the studies that have been done, the weight loss with Sadi-s is as good or better than traditional ds. The long term results from those early patients seems to indicate that it will provide sustained weight loss, but the population of that study is small. The decision is up to you. I would listen to your doctor and do all the reading you can. Then, make the decision that fits your needs. With that said, don't think that Sadi-s is going to keep your BMs from smelling bad. That is a horrible reason to choose Sadi-s over traditional ds.