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Also called roux en y pronounced roo en why gastric bypass this surgery creates a smaller stomach and bypasses a portion of the small intestines so you feel fuller faster and absorb fewer calories the procedure also decreases your levels of ghrelin the so called hunger hormone. With gastric bypass the size of the stomach is decreased by creating a small pouch where the top portion of the stomach is divided from the rest of the stomach according to the american society. Pin On Patient Teaching Gastric bypass surgery is a bariatric surgery that helps accelerate weight loss. Gastro bypass surgery . About 24 million people in the united states have severe obesity meaning that they have a body mass index. It typically begins about 2 months after surgery. Gastric bypass also called roux en y roo en wy gastric bypass is a type of weight loss surgery that involves creating a small pouch from the stomach and connecting the newly created pouch directly to the small intestine. Becaus...