Bariatric Surgery Doubles Alcohol Absorption, Heightening Misuse Risk

Your body absorbs alcohol much more rapidly after bariatric surgery. Patients need to know this when they choose the kind of surgery they will have. "Bariatric surgery can come with a price. Patients have a significantly higher risk of developing alcohol problems than if they did not undergo surgery," said Magnus Strømmen, a researcher at the Center for Obesity Research at St. Olavs Hospital and a Ph. D. Research fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).