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Re: Gastic bypass, MMA or septo/UP3?

Posted by Alamo Joe on July 19, 2004 at 20:52:29:

In Reply to: Gastic bypass, MMA or septo/UP3? posted by Sleepy Time Time on June 30, 2004 at 19:00:00:

At least one posting years ago stated that apnea causes weight gain. I tink that I have the answer.

OSA causes reflux which irritates the tissues. It is difficult to scratch the airway tissues with the manual digits, but humans are very inventive. They scratch the offending tissues by eating and letting the food massage the irritated surfaces as it passes by. The problem is the patient frequently puts on weight increasing the severity of OSA.

For a description of how OSA causes reflux search for 'Herr' as author and apnea or reflux on Pub Med. PubMed will say 'no abstract available', but believe it. Just continue as usual.

CA Alamo Joe

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