Posted by SLS on December 26, 2008, at 15:37:06
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin SL and XL - Use After Bariatric Surgery » SLS, posted by Phillipa on December 26, 2008, at 10:57:15
> Quick guess only and no reasearching thinking if they remove part of upper intertinal tract if that's what they are doing that is where the sustained release releases the med so if that's the case I'm thinking they might be saying must be in blood stream from the stomach before the intestine. Is it the same intestine being somewhat removed? Phillipa
Thanks.I'm not sure how much of the upper small intestine is excised or made unavailable for absorption. I don't think that it is very much. I do know that the duodenum is bypassed, but left intact. Gastric and duodenal secretions are thus routed to the intestine. Perhaps this produces an environment with conditions sufficient for digestion of the extended release pill. That's what I'm hoping, anyway.
- Scott
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