Seriously!!!

 Malabosorbtion goes away?  I saw that in a post today.  Really?  How is that possible and when does that happen?  Years or months out?  Can you stop it from happening?

Yes, much of the caloric and fat malabsorption is gone by sometime between 1 and 2 years out (it varies by person but most of the information I have seen cites 18 months).  Almost as soon as you even have the surgery, your body figures out that part of your intestine has been "lost" and the remaining functioning portion of the intestine begins to grow additional villi to make up for the "lost" absorption capability.  No, there is nothing you can do to stop it.  It is just one of the body's amazing abilities to heal itself and sustain its functioning.

It is importanbt to note that the vitamin "malabsorption" does NOT ever go away, however, because it is not technically malabsorption... it is because that the portion of your intestine that is CAPABLE of absorbing those vitamins has been bypassed.

Lora

It happens between 18 and 24 months out. The segment of small intestine that was removed had small nodes called villi (sp). These provide the absorption in the intestine so once that section is removed you do not absorb the calories any longer. Well your body isn't stupid and realizes that that section has been removed and over the course of that 18 to 24 months it grows new villi and starts to absorb again. That's why it's a tool and not a fix. You have that first 2 years to build good habits for later. Hope that helps

The medical studies on this with patients who lose part of tehir intestines to cancer and such show that the process actually starts almost immediately after surgery... it just takes about 18 months  or socfor it to complete.  So the malabsorption is slowly being lost from almost day 1... which is one of the reasons that weight loss slows the farther out we get.

'Lora