Avoiding Anemia and Nutrtional Deficiencies after Bariatric Surgery

While there are a number of different types of bariatric surgeries, many people only think of the 'Gastric Bypass' or the 'LapBand' when they think of bariatric surgeries and that if they didn't have the 'Gastric Bypass' they don't have to worry about nutritional deficiencies or anemia. Bariatric surgeries fall in to three categories: restrictive only, restricting with some malabsorption and malabsorptive with some restriction. All of them have the potential to cause nutritional deficiencies either through restriction and/or malabsorption, so it's really very important to make sure that you work with your bariatric medical team to ensure that you know are getting the appropriate supplimentation and are being tested to ensure that you are getting enough of what you need because we all metabolize nutrients a little differently. 

Here is a link to an article regarding Anemia and Nutritional Deficiencies. 

 

Thank you so much for posting this article.  I've had to have two iron infusions since my RNY surgery 12-17-09 and found it very helpful.  I also want to tell you that I enjoyed attending the group a couple of weeks ago when we met at Perkins Resturant.  Where and when will the next group meeting be and what other groups do you recommend that I attend.  Thank you for all that you do to help all of us out throughout our journey.  God Bless you.  Thanks, Brenda Martin