Gastric bypass patients get drunk faster
Gastric bypass surgery is becoming fairly commonplace anymore, and so many of the risks, side-effects, and potential complications are more and more understood. One "side-effect," however, is still boggling doctors and scientists: the way gastric bypass surgery patients react to drinking alcohol.The fact that many post-surgical patients were reporting similar symptoms of "getting drunk faster" and "I'm suddenly a cheap date" prompted a study to look at just how the surgery changes the way a person's body metabolizes alcohol. The data confirms that people who've had gastric bypass surgery have faster spikes and slower declines in blood alcohol levels than people who haven't had the surgery.
There are several theories out there on why and how this happens, but so far very little concrete facts. But whatever the cause, it's definitely something to be aware of!
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