Was just reading Caren's thread regarding sleeve vs wrap and was intrigued by the fact that the hunger gland is removed as part of a sleeve op. I haven't heard of the hunger gland before, and wondered if it is also removed during a bypass considering how small the remaining pouch is.
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Hunger gland
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Tonibones10
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jenny17 said:
Oo I wanna know that too ..... I've never heard of it but want it fine lol Xx
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suzie290304
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jenny17 said:
I had a sleeve 4 th jan 2012 and have never felt hungry
they remove part of the stomach that makes the hunger hormone and this also increases your metabolism. It's great not to feel hungry x
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suzie290304 said:I had a sleeve 4 th jan 2012 and have never felt hungry
Oo interesting
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Ghrelin is a hormone largely produced by the fundus in the upper portion of the human stomach and when released, sends signals to our brain to consume food for satiety. In many obese people the secretion levels of the ghrelin hormone are off-balance and may be one reason why obese people feel like they need to consume more food that they actually need.
The sleeve procedure involves removing a large percentage of the stomach, the portion of the stomach that is cut away and removed also contains the fundus which produces the hormone grehlin.
None of the stomach is removed during the bypass procedure.
The sleeve procedure involves removing a large percentage of the stomach, the portion of the stomach that is cut away and removed also contains the fundus which produces the hormone grehlin.
None of the stomach is removed during the bypass procedure.
mariew said:
Thanks Marie, I have a real sweet tooth and tend to 'graze' mainly because I often feel hungry. The consultant, dietitian, etc and I all agreed that the bypass will be best for me. I hope that I have the same hunger free experience you have.
I wonder why they don't cut out the gland, while they are on?
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mariew said:
What's the difference hun, I know al know when I've had the op but do they feel very different? Xx
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Sharonimo
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It's not a gland, it's a hormone.
When the sleeve op is performed 80% of the stomach is removed.... the part of the stomach that is removed is the part which produces the most ghrelin.
However, ghrelin is not quite the "magic" be all one and only hormone involved in hunger and appetite .... there are quite a few involved including leptin and others.
They can't "cut it out" in an RNY op because that they need to leave the remainder of the stomach inside the body in an RNY bypass -- the RNY pouch is so small and the re-routing of the intestines so major, that they *have* to leave the remainder of the stomach in the body to continue secreting gastric juices which aid digestion (and re-join the lower intestine lower down).
Sharonimo
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I just found another pic which gives a broader picture of how many different gut hormones are involved in appetite, hunger and satiation .... (and this picture does not even include leptin!)
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I had a bypass over 2 years ago. To this day I rarely feel hungry. When I do feel hungry it is usually because I have made bad food choices earlier in the day.
