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Possible Complications
If you are planning to have Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
- Nutritional deficiencies—You will need to take vitamins to get adequate amounts of vitamin B12 , iron , and calcium .
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Blood clots
- Hernia formation
- Bowel obstruction
- Breakdown of the staples, allowing leakage of stomach juices into the abdomen
- Diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and vomiting
- Dumping syndrome—This occurs after eating sweets, when food moves too quickly through the small intestine causing sweating, fatigue, lightheadedness, cramping, and diarrhea .
- Complications of general anesthesia
- Death—This occurs in less than 1% of patients.
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Smoking
- Recent or chronic illness (eg, kidney disease)
- Diabetes
- Old age
- Heart or lung disease
- Bleeding or clotting disorders
Call Your Doctor
After you leave the hospital, call your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or discharge from the incision site
- Cough , shortness of breath, chest pain, or severe nausea or vomiting
- Worsening abdominal pain
- Blood in the stool
- Pain, burning, urgency or frequency of urination, or persistent bleeding in the urine
- Persistent nausea and/or vomiting
- Pain and/or swelling in your feet, calves, or legs; sudden shortness of breath or chest pain
- Any other worrisome symptoms
In case of an emergency, CALL 911.
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