Successful weight loss for stomach volume reduction “drink guy”
Obesity is not only a face problem but also a health problem
26-year-old Wang Lei (pseudonym) from Anhui Province The Tongling native, the 1.7-meter guy weighs an astonishing 340 pounds. Wang Lei has a habit since childhood, he especially likes drinks, “I rarely drink water, and drinks are more delicious.” Whether it’s carbonated Coke or Sprite, or sports pulsations and screams, he buys three or four cases and leaves them at home. Over time, he got heavier and heavier until he reached 170kg.
Such “heavy weight” seriously troubled Xiao Wang’s work and life. Accompanied by his family, he came to the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College for medical treatment. In the recollection of Director Xia Yabin of the first ward of the department, the young man was panting badly when he went upstairs, he would sweat profusely just sitting there, and the fat on his body was folded layer after layer. Don’t come.”
Wang Lei faces not only “good looks”, but also a combination of metabolic diseases. For such patients, Director Xia said that the minimally invasive therapy of “sleeve gastrectomy” can be used. Everyone knows the shape of the stomach. The principle of the operation is to remove a large part of the stomach that was originally bulging, and adjust the shape of the stomach to a banana or tube shape to reduce its volume.
“Reducing the stomach volume of obese patients can reduce the stimulation of food to the stomach wall, reduce the transmission of appetite signals, produce a certain sense of satiety, and ultimately reduce excess food while ensuring nutrition. intake,” Director Xia explained to reporters. In fact, within 3 months after the operation, Wang Lei lost 60 pounds. In the same situation as him, Xiao Wu, a 17-year-old girl, weighs nearly 190 pounds at 1.68 meters. Because of polycystic ovary syndrome, her menstruation is extremely abnormal, only two or three times a year. After receiving the treatment, Xiao Wu lost more than 60 kilograms and changed from a “little fat girl” to a “long-legged” person. She became confident and cheerful, and the hormone changes in her body brought about by the operation also allowed her to return to a stable physiology. Expect.
“Real obesity is a pathological condition. Weight loss is no longer a matter of face, but a real health issue.” Director Xia told reporters that with changes in diet and lifestyle, overweight in modern society The number of people with obesity and obesity is continuing to rise, and there is a trend of younger people. Body mass index is the most commonly used measurement, or BMI for short, and it is calculated by the square of weight (kg)/height (m). A BMI of 18.5-24.0 is normal weight, a BMI of 24.0-27.9 is overweight, and a BMI greater than 28.0 is obese.
Director Xia emphasized that “obesity” is actually a professional medical problem. It is a complex chronic disease caused by excess nutrients leading to the accumulation of fat in the body. Potential risk factors for looseness and other metabolic diseases and various tumors. Director Xia reminded that if a citizen’s BMI shows that they are indeed obese, they can use methods including exercise therapy, diet control, and diet therapy to lose weight, which will greatly reduce the risk of diabetes, hypertension and other diseases. Reporter Cheng Qian