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  • Don’t know much biology…
  • DezB
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    But Jeez, this “Stomach bypass” thing? Can’t be good for ya?

    Was watching that Inside Out prog about bike theft and followed that was this fat biffer (no sympathy – KFC buckets etc.) having her stomach operated on to get (in her hubby’s words) “that figure” (arf).
    Apparently, they greatly reduce the size of the stomach and drastically shorten the intestine, so food goes straight out the sh1tter.
    I always thought the intenstine was long so the body could absorb nutrients etc from the food on its way to being digested.. seems not. I’ll be tuning in next week (mainly to see if her massive double chin will turn into a pelican-like flap dangling off her face)
    On the iPlayer if anyone cares!
    Scarey stuff.

    jon1973
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    It’s glandular.

    RudeBoy
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    It’s genetic.

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    johni
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    It’s glandular, yep down to that big gland under your nose.

    BigButSlimmerBloke
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    what, like an overatcive eating gland?

    Junkyard
    Free Member

    one of my work colleagues has had this done as once you get past 40 you are in big trouble (not surprising really) health wise.
    It has worked but she only ate soup for mths.
    They loose weight so fast and have been so erm *big boned* that they have excess skin .. like those dogs …nice.

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    (mainly to see if her massive double chin will turn into a pelican-like flap dangling off her face)

    LOL!

    Dez, that’s fooking cruel. Still bluddy funny though!

    nicko74
    Full Member

    …don’t know much trigonometry…

    piedidiformaggio
    Free Member

    Overactive Pie Arm

    Daveb575
    Free Member

    Genetic – oversized mouth gene and an undersized arse gene 😆

    Daveb575
    Free Member

    Jokin aside, how the hell to get from the “ooh I’m putting a bit of weight on” stage to the lying on your back six feet wide in pool of your own s**t and p*ss because you can’t get up stage. It beggars belief.

    DezB
    Free Member

    Cruel? Moi?

    I really, genuinely wanted to know about the shorter intestine thing!
    Where’s that DrP?

    Fagus
    Free Member

    I used to meet a surgeon down the pub, and he reckoned that we had 32 feet (or similar) of intestine and we could all make do with less than half of that. He used to operate on cancer patients, and he had no qualms about chopping away big chunks of intestine. Reckoned that there was no real harm in doing that. He’s dead now!

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    “He’s dead now!”

    disgruntled customer?

    DezB
    Free Member

    I got the impression the “big chunk” would be all that’s left after this op.

    julianwilson
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    I knew someone who used to take a drug for obesity which sends any fatty food ‘straight through’ before you get a chance to digest it. (Lipidor IIRC?)

    He had a Mcdonalds, went shopping and then messed himself in the middle of Asda.

    Obviously as a nurse it would have been totally wrong of me to find that hugely funny in any way. *wipes away tear and coughs a bit*

    DezB
    Free Member

    Good point though… she’ll have to eat her Bargain Bucket (probably a Happy Meal post-op) whilst sitting on the bog.. surely.

    DrP
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    You’re right – the gut is nice an’ long to absorb fluid and nutrients, but in reality (as has been said) we can usually make do (after a bit of adjustment) with a lot less gut.
    Some people even have to have the whole large intestine removed, and generally do OK…

    The gastric band effectively ‘shrinks’ the stomach by banding off a large portion – this helps people lose weight by making ‘stuffing their faces’ (medical term – look it up) uncomfortable.

    What is interesting is that a lot of these people who “cannot lose weight no matter what they do, and this is the last resort” actually lose 3-5 stone prior to the op so they can even undergo surgery. Odd eh!

    Name this phrase…


    DrP

    Ambrose
    Full Member

    Hmmm. I’m feeling peckish now…..

    DezB
    Free Member

    That’s cleared it up then. Cheers!

    mosschops
    Free Member

    ah ha!

    this gives me a rare opportunity to point out the terror of “anal leakage” induced by a soon to be avaialble OTC dwug for weight loss

    Could have a huge affect on the cleaning bills of public transport

    beware the orange oil my friends beware…

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatorrhea

    RudeBoy
    Free Member

    DrP, can you get me some Valium please?

    DrP
    Full Member

    From the BNF, this is the official side effect list for an anti obesity drug…
    “oily leakage from rectum, flatulence, faecal urgency, liquid or oily stools, faecal incontinence, abdominal distension and pain”

    Makes you think a few extra sit ups are worth it eh!

    DrP

    Drac
    Full Member

    “The Who eight pies”

    sootyandjim
    Free Member

    “Over-active Pie Arm”, lol. I shall try to make use of the term OPA today at some point.

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    Makes you think a few extra sit ups are worth it eh!

    DrP

    Some classic lines from the famous Doc P. Had me giggling, anyway!
    😀

    DezB
    Free Member

    “oily leakage from rectum, flatulence, faecal urgency..”

    Imagine how attractive and happy she’s going to be after the operation..

    willard
    Full Member

    Happy? Yes… Reduced strain on her load-bearing joints, reduced risk of dying from the folds of fat on her neck suffocating her during sleep, reduced risk of heart problems…

    Mind you, initially she’s going to be in a world of hurt.

    midlifecrashes
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    I think it’s a good idea, have you seen what it’s done to Fearne off the telly like?

    Before:

    After:

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