Question:
Will surgeons consider doing a weight loss surgery on patients with Crohn's disease?

   — BeckiWarren (posted on March 23, 2001)

March 23, 2001
My best guess would be that you couldn't have any type of bypass surgery, but i don't see why they couldn't do a vbg.As i said this is my best guess. good luck!
   — Lisa B.

March 23, 2001
I was told by a gastroenterolgist that ANY inflammatory bowel disease would exclude me from surgery. I had to get clearance because I have irritable bowel syndrome. You should check with your doctor to be sure.
   — [Anonymous]

June 2, 2001
I had been diagnosed with Chrons at age 13, and I am 32 yrs old, I had open Rny, four months ago, the reason I was able to have the surgery was my disease or inflamation of the colon, over all these years had confined itself to the last few inches above my rectum and never had moved, and my last colonscope and pathologist report from that came back, probable colitis. So, everyones case would be different, is it true Crohns, or ulcerative colitis? Get more than one WLS surgeons opinion and more than one Gastroenteroligist's opinion.
   — Julia M.