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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... of Bariatric Surgery ... Syndrome • Hyperinsulinemic ... Liver Disease • Vitamin ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
bypassing small bowel ... Complications — dumping syndrome ... internal hernia, bowel ... preserved less dumping syndrome ... #gastroenterology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Deficiencies After Gastric ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... B12 - Macrocytic ... #nutrition #table ... differential #diagnosis #bariatric
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Surgery Post Bariatric ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... bolus to the small bowel ... bypass causes increased ... Surgery: • Bariatric
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Fundoplication, Bariatric ... • Chronic Gastric ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #gastroenterology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Bypass Surgery ... folate, iron, B12 ... • Persistent nausea ... #bariatric #gastroenterology ... #nutrition #Vitamin
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... , gastric, intestinal ... Check for IF ab Treatment
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... iron, folic acid, vitamin ... B12, riboflavin ... immunodeficiency, is caused ... Burning mouth syndrome