Sexual Abuse and Bariatric Surgery
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Sexual Abuse and Bariatric Surgery
Hello Everyone!
The following column is a response to a question about persons who have Bariatric Surgery. I indicate in my extensive experiences in doing Bariatric Evaluations that there are persons who have been sexually abused, but that would not at all be the main reason persons have the surgery. This is often a last health resort for obese persons having many physical problems.
Question
A friend and I have been discussing if childhood sexual abuse is the major reason most people have Bariatric Surgery. What do you think?
Answer
Interestingly, a physician recently asked me this question. I randomly checked fifteen Bariatric evaluations on persons I have done and found only one who had been sexually abused. In the four Bariatric Evaluations I have done in the past few weeks, I directly asked persons if they had been sexually abused. All said no. I talked to Mary Wolf, R.N., Bariatric Surgery Coordinator of the Ingham Regional Weight Management, and she also has not found childhood sexual abuse to be the major reason most people have Bariatric Surgery. Even though other psychologists and Bariatric Centers could have higher percentages, my personal experience and those as reported at Ingham Regional Weight Management would not show childhood sexual abuse to be the major reason persons seek Bariatric Surgery.
Please get back with me if you find data different that this. I hope this information will be helpful. As s general rule, I find most persons seeking Bariatric surgery are basically good people who have lost control of their weight and their obesity is a major threat to their health.
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