Price of a gastric bypass in Tunisia

Price of a gastric bypass in Tunisia

The average cost of a gastric bypass in Tunis, Tunisia is €4,500. Depending on your needs, the price can vary from €4,000 to €5,000.

Procedure	Cost Tunisia
Gastric bypass	4500 €

What is gastric bypass?

A gastric bypass in Tunisia reduces the size of your stomach, so you can’t eat as much as you used to. The surgeon will also reroute, or bypass, part of your digestive system so that you do not absorb as much food.

There are several types of gastric bypass:

Gastric bypass :

This is the most common gastric bypass in the United States. Surgeons can perform it through a small incision, which allows for a faster recovery than more complex operations.

First, the Tunisian surgeon creates a small stomach pouch by stapling part of the stomach or by placing a vertical band. This limits the amount of food you can eat.

Next, the surgeon attaches a Y-shaped section of the small intestine to the pouch. This creates a bypass for the food, which then skips part of your digestive system. As a result, you absorb fewer calories and nutrients.

Extensive gastric bypass (biliopancreatic bypass):

This is a more complex type of gastric bypass. The surgeon removes the lower part of the stomach. He then connects the small pouch that remains directly to the last part of the small intestine, completely bypassing the first two parts. This technique is effective for weight loss, but is not widely used because it has a high complication rate and can lead to a lack of nutrients.

Risks of gastric bypass surgery

People who have undergone gastric bypass surgery in Tunisia run the risk of :

• Stretching of the pouch: The stomach enlarges over time and stretches back to its original size.
• Staple rupture: The staples become detached.
• Nutritional, vitamin and mineral deficiencies: Your body will be less able to obtain nutrients from food.
• Stomal stenosis: A narrowing forms at the connection between the stomach and the small intestine, causing nausea, vomiting, reflux and an inability to eat. This narrowing will have to be dilated.

Gastric bypass surgery can also cause an “emptying syndrome”. In this case, food passes too quickly from the stomach to the small intestine. Symptoms include nausea, weakness, sweating, fainting and sometimes diarrhoea after eating, as well as extreme weakness after eating sweets.

You may develop gallstones when you lose weight rapidly. If this happens, your doctor may give you medication to dissolve them.

Because these surgical procedures change the way your body handles food, you should talk to your doctor to make sure you’re getting all the nutrients you need.