debodun
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Why did the overweight person decide against having gastric bypass surgery?
Gastric Bypass Riddle
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Mrs. Robinson
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Because most people end up regaining the weight within a few years?
debodun
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Keep guessing.
AnnieA
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This dietitian's answer is that many people are overweight because they self-medicate stress and other unfun life stuff with eating. If that's not dealt with before surgery with counseling, post surgery there's likely to be a chemical addiction to replace emotional eating. I had one patient that I strongly advised against surgery. She wasn't willing to go to counseling and with her massive weight and already angry outlook on life, I was afraid she'd wind up a serial killer!
debodun
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C'mon - this is a humorous riddle, not a scientific seminar. Think of a play on words.
AnnieA
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I know ...couldn't resist the PSA though!
Yeah - funny how this subject turned into weight-loss advice.
AnnieA
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It's deflection! Not smart enough to figure out the answer!
Alligatorob
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So what is the answer.
I have a hard time thinking of this as a joke, I was overweight most of my life and was then able to lose about 200 pounds, without the surgery. The reason I decided against it was that I just did not want to be cut into. Makes it hard for me to think of this as a riddle, but I'd still like to know the answer.
Devi
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Because he/she couldn't stomach the idea.
debodun
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Devi got it - close enough. I was thinking it was because they didn't have the stomach for it.
That's funny! I can never get these riddles.