Is gastrectomy a major surgery?

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asked May 19, 2022 in Other- Health by Duedads (6,930 points)
Is gastrectomy a major surgery?

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answered May 19, 2022 by liana (37,450 points)
A gastrectomy is a major surgery and major operation that removes either part of your stomach or all of your stomach.

After having a gastrectomy surgery you'll usually stay in hospital for 1 or 2 weeks after the procedure, where you may receive nutrition directly into a vein until you can eat and drink again.

You'll eventually be able to digest most foods and liquids.

You can live a long life without a stomach although the way you eat and get nutrition can change.

Many people have lived and are living a long life even without the stomach.

It may be surprising to learn a person can live without a stomach.

But the body is able to bypass the stomach's main function of storing and breaking down food to gradually pass to the intestines.

Absent a stomach, food consumed in small quantities can move directly from the esophagus to the small intestine.

The side effects of having your stomach removed include.

Wound infection.
Leaking from a join made during surgery.
Stricture – where stomach acid leaks up into your oesophagus and causes scarring, leading to the oesophagus becoming narrow and constricted over time.
Chest infection.
Internal bleeding.
And blockage of the small intestine.

When part or all of the stomach is removed, the food that is swallowed quickly passes into the intestine, leading to problems with nausea, diarrhea, sweating and flushing after eating.

The duodenum can be removed through whipple surgery.

If the pyloric valve located between the stomach and first part of the small intestine (duodenum) is removed, the stomach is unable to retain food long enough for partial digestion to occur.

Food then travels too rapidly into the small intestine producing a condition known as the post-gastrectomy syndrome.

A biopsy of the duodenum enables detection of foamy, PAS-positive macrophages, in addition to thickening of the intestinal wall, widened villi, lymphatic occlusion of vessel and lipid deposit in the lamina of the wall.

Foods that you should eat if you have duodenitis include fruits (not citrus), vegetables, low-fat dairy products, beans, whole-grain breads, and lean meats and fish.

Coffee is not good for duodenitis and drinking coffee can actually make the duodenitis worse.

Avoid coffee, tea, cola drinks, chocolate, and other foods with caffeine.

They increase stomach acid.

An inflamed duodenum means that your duodenum has become inflamed and likely because of an infection by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria or as a result of taking NSAIDS.

Duodenitis is an intestinal condition caused by inflammation in your duodenum lining.

It can sometimes happen along with gastritis, which is inflammation in your stomach lining.

When they happen together, they are called gastroduodenitis.

Duodenum pain is located near the upper tummy (abdomen) just below the breastbone (sternum) .

The duodenum is near the pancreas.

The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen and is connected to the duodenum (the first section of the small intestine) through a small tube called the pancreatic duct.

The duodenum is on the right side.

The duodenum is a 20-30 cm C-shaped hollow viscus predominantly on the right side of the vertebral column.

The symptoms of Duodenitis include.

Burning, cramping, or hunger-like pain in your stomach.
Gas or a bloated feeling.
Nausea and vomiting.
Feeling full soon after starting a meal.

The best medication for treating duodenitis is esomeprazole.

Esomeprazole is a medication that is used to treat conditions where there is too much acid in the stomach.

It is used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers, erosive esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, a condition wherein the stomach produces too much acid.

With the right treatments dueodenitis can be cured.

With treatment, most cases of duodenitis clear up completely.

In rare cases, duodenitis can be an ongoing (chronic) problem or can develop into a duodenal ulcer.

If your symptoms do not improve or if they go away and come back, let your doctor know.

Most often it takes 2 to 8 weeks to heal duodenitis although in some cases it may take 3 months or longer to heal the duodenitis fully.

The causes of abnormal mucosa in the duodenum are helicobacter pylori and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

The normal shape and mucosal lining of the pyloric sphincter are described.

Abnormal Duodenal Mucosa. Acute and chronic duodenal ulcers occur in jejunal type duodenal mucosa.

It is suggested that the three different types of mucosa vary in their degree of susceptibility to the effect of acid hypersecretion.

Diseases and conditions that affect the duodenum include.

Crohn's Disease.
Duodenum.
Venous Ulcer.
Migrating Motor Complex.
Pylorus.
Jejunum Ulcer.

Gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of both the stomach and small bowel.
Gastroparesis.
Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia.
Peptic Ulcers.
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer.

The duodenum's main function is to accept chyme from the stomach and complete the digestion of food.

Chyme is the mixture of stomach acid and swallowed food.

Bile released from the gallbladder is also delivered to the duodenum for fat digestion.

Responsible for chemical digestion.

You can live without the duodenum with a feeding tube installed and after having a Gastrectomy.

However without that you need the duodenum to survive and cannot live without it.

The duodenum, the first and shortest section of the small intestine, is a key organ in the digestive system.

The small intestine's most important function is to digest nutrients and pass them into the blood vessels—located in the intestinal wall—for absorption of the nutrients into the bloodstream.

If the pyloric valve located between the stomach and first part of the small intestine (duodenum) is removed, the stomach is unable to retain food long enough for partial digestion to occur.

Food then travels too rapidly into the small intestine producing a condition known as the post-gastrectomy syndrome.

The duodenum can cause pain.

The most common complaint is a burning pain in the stomach.

Duodenal ulcers may also cause abdominal pain a few hours after eating.

This pain tends to respond well to medications or foods that reduce stomach acid, but as the effects of these wear off, the pain usually returns.

The ulcer goes right through (perforates) the wall of the first part of the small intestine (duodenum).

Food and acid in the duodenum then leak into the abdominal cavity.

This usually causes severe pain and is a medical emergency.

The conditions duodenitis and gastritis are different conditions and not the same.

Duodenitis is inflammation of the duodenum while gastritis is inflammation of your stomach lining.

Duodenitis is an intestinal condition caused by inflammation in your duodenum lining.

It can sometimes happen along with gastritis, which is inflammation in your stomach lining.

When they happen together, they are called gastroduodenitis.

PPIs include omeprazole (Prilosec) and esomeprazole (Nexium).

Doctors may also recommend drugs called H2-receptor blockers, especially if the person is taking NSAIDs long-term and is at risk of other issues, including ulcers.

H2-receptor blockers also work on the cells of the stomach to reduce acid production.

Duodenitis may feel like a sore and upset stomach.

It happens when something irritates the lining of the duodenum. Many things can cause it.

These include an infection such as the flu or something you ate or drank.

The 2 types of gastritis include.

Erosive (reactive): Erosive gastritis causes both inflammation and erosion (wearing away) of the stomach lining. This condition is also known as reactive gastritis.

Non-erosive: Inflammation of the stomach lining without erosion or compromising the stomach lining.

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