Patients who are deemed suitable for the definitive treatment of diabetes, which is becoming more and more complex, may be offered the option of surgery. Although surgeries are divided into more than one sub-type, ileal interposition surgery is one of these types.
Diabetes mellitus occurs due to genetic predisposition, poor eating habits and a sedentary life.
Diabetes, or diabetes, occurs due to genetic predisposition, constantly disturbed eating habits and a sedentary life. While the sugar-based foods taken into the body are transferred to the cells to produce energy, this process cannot be carried out after the development of diabetes.
Various methods are followed in the treatment of diabetes, which can be explained as the ineffectiveness of the insulin hormone, which opens the door of the cell, although it is secreted more or less. While these methods are changing the lifestyle at the first stage, they turn to drug therapy after a while.
The progressive character of the disease requires measures to be taken according to the condition of the disease. Diabetes is not just a simple disease that affects the body's energy mechanism. The disease also causes the emergence of other metabolic diseases. Vascular damage, blood pressure problems, weight problems and cholesterol problems are the main metabolic problems.
Diabetes surgeries are applied to suitable patients for the treatment of diabetes, which is becoming more and more complex. Although surgeries are divided into more than one sub-type, ileal interposition surgery is one of these types.
What is Ileal Interposition?
Oral foods must pass through the digestive system in order to be mixed with the blood. Mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines and anus are the basic elements of this system.
Each region has its own specific tasks and they work as a whole. It is the duty of the mouth to roughly break the food ingested, the stomach to turn it into a liquid with a consistency that can be digested by the intestines, and the intestines to digest it.
While the intestines ensure that the nutrients taken are mixed with the blood, it also stimulates the hormones necessary for the effective use of these nutrients. The amount of sugar to be taken into the body affects the amount of food consumption. The volume of the stomach and some special hormones secreted by the stomach determine the food consumption. The lower part of the intestines is the region that stimulates hormone secretion, while the upper part is the region that suppresses the hormone insulin. In other words, while the digestive system works in harmony in a healthy person, there is always a problem depending on nutritional habits and genetic predisposition. Ileal interposition surgeries also aim to eliminate diabetes by changing the physical structure of the digestive system.
Ileal Interposition Risks
When evaluated in terms of application, it is necessary to mention the limited risks of ileal interposition surgery. The fact that it is applied to advanced diabetes patients reveals various risks related to surgery. There are also risks arising from the anesthesia method, but today's modern technology minimizes the related risks.
After Ileal Interposition
Diabetes does not magically disappear immediately after ileal interposition surgery. In order to realize the advantages obtained with the surgery, the patient should pay maximum attention to some issues for about four to eight months; During the five-year period, he must avoid extremes in his life.
- After the operation, a special diet is applied for about two months.
- The first few patients may struggle with anorexia.
- The progression of diabetes-related problems starts from the very first day.
- The patient's tendency to lose weight stops from the second month.
- From the first to third month, diabetes regresses.
- Diabetes ceases to be a problem from the first year. The patient also approaches his ideal weight on the same dates.
At the end of the five-year period, the patient regains a very healthy condition. Although there is a slight tendency to gain weight from the fifth year, this problem can be eliminated with appropriate diets.
Ileal interposition surgery can only be applied to type 2 diabetes patients.
The main reason for this is that type 2 diabetes patients have sufficient capacity to produce insulin. Some body mass index conditions are sought in patients who will undergo ileal interposition surgery. If the person has a body mass index exceeding thirty-five, bariatric surgery should deal with the situation.
After the basic conditions for the operation are met, the patient is examined in detail. Surgery is applied to people who can remove the surgery and tissue damage, if any.
Although it is a very simple operation in terms of logic, it requires serious expertise in the application phase. The aim is to change the amount of hormone secretions, both to break insulin resistance and to provide weight loss.
Advantages of Ileal Interposition
Ileal interposition surgery can also be applied to diabetic patients with low body mass index. This is an advantage that protects public health as it provides a tremendous increase in the number of patients eligible for the operation.
Its biggest advantage is that the application procedure is quite simple and that it is presented as a complete solution to diabetes. It is possible to find a solution to many problems at the same time with a small physical change in the digestive system. Another advantage is that the side effects of all these processes can be eliminated with simple supplements.
