novamay
Born Free
In a bypass the large part of the stomach is left in and still connected to the intestines so that the stomach acids and bile etc can drain down and aid digestion further down.
Thanks Shelbell, so the larger part of the stomach that's disected still works??? Biology lessons were never my strong point! Does it mean that the smaller pouch doesn't produce any acid/bile but like acts as a kind of 'holding bay' for food, which is then digested lower down in the intestine??? Or does the pouch also produce its own acid??? It's all very puzzling when you think about how things work inside you....