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Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
folate, iron, B12 ... nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ... Phos, Ca+, Bl, B12 ... protein, Vit E, Copper ... gastroenterology #nutrition
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Factors and Signs of Copper ... bariatric surgery, Inflammatory ... disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... /jejunal nutrition
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
anemia • Vitamin B12 ... immune function, diarrhea ... • Copper - Myelopathy ... uw_IMresidency #nutrient ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
energy intake x 8-12 ... replicate the nutrients ... pain, wind and diarrhea ... #comparison #table ... #management #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Overview Focal inflammatory ... Check Vitamin B12 ... antibodies • Nutritional ... , E, D, copper ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment