Nope, I'm not kidding this time. According to my surgeon, I will most likely lose my Band in the future due to "rejection." It is rare, but it happens, and it's happening to me. So I have to consider my other options, which means I'm considering a future gastric bypass.

My biggest concern is the horrific anal odor that's one of the documented occasional side effects. I know 2 people that have to wear carbon filters in their underpants because the smell is so offensive. Can anyone offer an explaination? More info? Comments, suggestions, concerns... WITHOUT letting this thread get too far off track? Greg, I'm talking to you, because somehow you'll turn it into a sex thread!

Betty, how's this one?

I do wish you the best Corliss! I would get an upper GI/flouro and see exactly what form your stomach is in. Try to get into Radioalogy with a burium swallow for starters and get copies of the films for a doctor... Better yet, go see a bariatric surgeon.

I am aware of one person with "odor" who had the duo-switch.

Clothing absorbs it like clothing absorbs cigarette smoke, and believe me it is much more foul

Do u mean clothing absorbs any gas or just the gastric bypass one?

I have old style intestinal bypass and am considering getting a band. I do have major problems with stinky stools and horrific gas odors. I take a product called NULLO which helps tremendously, but doesn't clear up the problem. Nullo is an internal deoderant made for people who have ostomies. It works. The gas is much better when I avoid carbs. The odor coming from people may be from their clothing if they have passed gas. Clothing absorbs it like clothing absorbs cigarette smoke, and believe me it is much more foul. I am new to this board and need to talk to someone who has had a band over the old style intestinal bypass, please respond! Thanks

Corliss, you may want to start a new thread topic with that question - so it can attract more attention, and get more feedback.

Paula's right. Give the thread a good title so it gets lots of attention. But at the same time, thank you for sharing about the odor. It's no laughing matter, and I'm one that might consider the bypass in the future, which is why I wanted info. What causes the foul odor, and is that only with the old fashioned bypass? Has the problem been solved with new procedures?

Seems like that's the surgery with the most gas/odors as far as I can tell. And not all of them have the ongoing issues, although on the DS board there are many creative ideas to getting rid of the smell in the house.

I have to admit it's one of the things making me lean away from it....

good luck deciding Lisa.

Sharon T, that's the biggest reason I'm leaning against it. I'm the one that always gets the weird side effects, so I'm sure I'd be a stinky one.

LOL you sure do you have your share of challenges....I'm trying to ignore most of them until I make up my mind!!! From the DS perspective, I figure I'm pretty stinky now so maybe it would counteract???

THIS POST STINKS!!!!!! hee hee.....

I can confirm that stools and passing wind is a lot more pungent following the gastric bypass. It's because the anatomy has been altered and food is not being digested in the normal way. It's being bypassed. Hence the very strong odour.