A family member who under went gastric
bypass about 5 or 6 years ago has recently
underwent another procedure to remove more
of her stomach due to ulcers at the staple
line. She is now in the hospital, her
entire stomach and some of her intestine
is ulcerated. They are talking about
removing her stomach entierly. Can a
person live without a stomach? Is it
possible for someone to get a stomach
transplant? I have searched the internet
and cannot find anything about artificial
stomachs being used in people, and the
artificial stomach that I did find is just
a big machine that digests food for
medical research. Any answers and
suggestions are appreciated.
Thankyou
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Jonathanfoo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2008 Posts: 1
removal of whole stomach Posted: 08-03-08 07:08am
i am an asian male aged 68. my diagnosis
is stomach lymphoma.
i had my whole stomach, spleen and
gallbladder removed in a single operation
last March. luckily i recovered very well.
i can keep my weight in the range of 150's
when i was above 160 lb before the
operation.
i can take in everything now only that i
have to chew thoroughly and swallow
slowly. And that don't lie flat after
eating. i am now leading a normal life as
before.
