"Then I Can Become Very Ill": Women's Experiences of Living With Irreversible Changes in Their Viscera. Issue 6 (2nd June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Groven, Karen Synne
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 37:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 599
• Page End: 619
• Publication Date: 2016-06-02
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.942906
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

Abstract : Over the past 5 years, interest in weight-loss surgery has increased in tandem with the growing obesity epidemic in both Western and developing countries. In particular, scholars have documented the health promoting aspects of weight-loss surgery. Nevertheless, few researchers have explored the side effects, most prominently "dumping, " that frequently accompany weight-loss surgery. Building on the one previous qualitative study of dumping, I focused my research for this article on the challenges associated with limiting food intake. Based on interviews with 22 Norwegian women, all of whom had undergone the gastric-bypass procedure, I concluded that the women who had a history of struggling with overeating found adjusting their food intake after the surgery particularly challenging. Appropriate personalized support for individuals struggling to establish new eating habits after the surgery requires a thorough understanding of the challenges associated with adjusting food intake. In this context, the findings of this article should be of interest to an international audience.