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A 32-year-old female asked:
Is zanaflex (tizanidine) safe to take after gastric bypass?
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Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
Surgery 45 years experience
Yes: yes as long as it has been prescribed by a physician.
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Kenya
A 34-year-old female asked:
Is having a gastric bypass safe and what are the disadvantages if any....?
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Dr. Scott Welkeranswered
General Surgery 29 years experience
Some risk: Modern gastric bypass surgery is much safer than it used to be, with a risk of death around 1% and other complications around 40%. The risk seems to be worth it though because the risk of death after successful surgery goes down 89% over five years. So if 100 people have gastric bypass, about one will die from the surgery, but 89 will survive longer than they would have without the surgery!
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