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Malodorous flatus after gastric bypass? Flat-D of Cedar Rapids says they can help
John McGlothlen
Feb. 20, 2008 2:37 pm
From Flat-D Innovations release:
Gastric bypass patients are not being advised of a side-effect of their surgery that will affect them for the rest of their lives. This unpublicized side effect is excessive smelly flatulence. Flat-D Innovations has developed a proven effective solution that removes odor from intestinal gas called the Flatulence Deodorizer. ...It is understandable why many post surgery patients will have highly malodorous flatus. A gastric bypass patient's system won't absorb the food and nutrients as well because their stomach is shortened. When the undigested food passes the stomach and gets down to the colon, the enzymes and bacteria there absorb the excess nutrients and the result is that they create excessive intestinal gas. Most bariatric surgery patients are experiencing this side effect and are desperate for a solution to eliminate the embarrassment associated with the odor. ...
It is understandable why many post surgery patients will have highly malodorous flatus. A gastric bypass patient's system won't absorb the food and nutrients as well because their stomach is shortened. When the undigested food passes the stomach and gets down to the colon, the enzymes and bacteria there absorb the excess nutrients and the result is that they create excessive intestinal gas. Most bariatric surgery patients are experiencing this side effect and are desperate for a solution to eliminate the embarrassment associated with the odor. ...