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A new proposed mechanism of action for gastric bypass surgery: Air hypothesis.
Medical Hypotheses 2017 September
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is one of the most effective treatments for obesity and type II diabetes. RYGB was originally believed to work by mechanically restricting caloric intake or causing macronutrient malabsorption. However, such mechanical effects play no role in the remarkable efficacy of gastric bypass. Instead, mounting evidence shows that altered neuroendocrine signaling is responsible for the weight reducing effects of RYGB. The exact mechanism of this surgical response is still a mystery. Here, we propose that RYGB leads to weight loss primarily by inducing a functional shift in the gut microbiome, manifested by a relative expansion of aerobic bacteria numbers in the colon. We point to compelling evidence that gastric bypass changes the function of the microbiome by disrupting intestinal gas homeostasis, causing excessive transit of swallowed air (oxygen) into the colon.
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