Is there a Carbohydrate eater with a BPD/DS out there?

I am pretty sure the BPD/DS is the surgery for me, but wondered if I was thinking straight about it or not. I've read the Gastric bypass Ry was good for sweet eaters. I am not a big sweet eater. ... my thing is carbohydtates and fats - pasta/potatoes (what can I say I'm Irish and Italian!). I know the BPD/DS is good for fats; as you cant absorb much by the way of fats post op because of the length of that area of the intestine has been altered. ... I know the consequence of a lot of fat in the diet is loose stool - but no weight gain from fats is a really big deal. But what about carbohydrates... how will a bowl of pasta and butter or home fried potatoes do for your long term weight maintenance with BPD/DS? Are pasta and potatoes cosidered complex sugars and therefore ok? I do realize protien first and foremost and vit supplements are the key focus... but I do wonder about the carbs if they are a big no no or not. Not talking immediate post op here but later once things are stablized. mary

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