When people with severe obesity undergo bypass surgery that seals off part of the stomach, the remaining stomach then produces much less?

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Jabari Zavala

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2 May, 07:23

When people with severe obesity undergo bypass surgery that seals off part of the stomach, the remaining stomach then produces much less?

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Aguirre · Answer 1

The remaining stomach then produces much less ghrelin.

Ghrelin is a medical term for 'hunger hormone,' the hormone responsible for regulating appetite. So, people who have had certain parts of their stomach sealed off after a surgery will not experience the same levels of hunger they used to before the surgery.