Undergoing weight loss surgery can increase alcohol addiction, causing previously social drinkers to develop alcoholism.
According to a new study, gastric bypass surgery, where the size of the stomach is reduced and the intestine is shortened to limit how much a person can eat, can increase the risk of alcohol-use disorders.
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The new research, conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, adds to already mounting evidence of a link between alcoholism and the popular obesity-countering gastric bypass surgery.
Gastric Bypass Surgery
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric surgery estimates that approximately 72 million people are obese in the United States and 200,000 people have bariatric surgery each year.
The study includes nearly 2000 study participants who completed a survey before and after surgery, which was developed by the World Health Organization to identify symptoms of alcohol abuse.
The patients then completed the survey one and two years after their weight-loss surgery.
The study found 7 per cent of patients who had gastric bypass reported symptoms of alcohol use disorders prior to surgery, and 10.7 per cent of patients reported symptoms the second year after surgery.
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