Does having Gastric Bypass Surgery affect your Blood Alcohol Level???

I have heard this a couple times now and was curious if it was even true. Example.... say you get a DUI and your BAC is .21, but you have only had a couple beers. Is it higher because of your gastric bypass surgery? Hope I made sense of that. Thanks!!!

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Good luck with your surgery and new life!

Yes...besides what are you doing drinking after bypass surgery?
You're on a restricted diet and alcohol is forbidden...

Yes it has a tremendous effect. The alcohol basically bypasses the stomach and goes straight into the system. It takes much less to become intoxicated, and much less also to cause you body to have such toxic levels that you have alcohol poisoning.

The doctors/surgeons advice that you do not consume alcohol after surgery but as long as its not carbonated and you are eating solid foods again the risks are decreased. I, myself, don't think I would be able to even handle a glass of wine after such surgery. I guess I'm what you might call a cheap date in that sense. LOL

The point of the surgery is to prolong your life by giving yourself a new healthy beginning. Alcohol is, in fact, a toxin to the body.

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