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New addictions post bariatric surgery is fairly common. Gambling for instance [1] replaces food. [1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332884264_Gamblin

• paulpauper 3y ago
  best to read the study before commenting on it In the addiction literature, the development of gambling dependence after bariatric surgery is limited. Mitchel et al. reported that 2 cases presented with post-operative gambling addiction in their 3-year screening study in 201 post-op case (5). In our case, the presence of genetic background may be a risk factor for the develop-ment of gambling 2 out of 200 cases is not that common and close to baseline level
• fosk 3y ago
  Clinically, what causes the urge to have an addiction? Like in your statement, replacing food with gambling. I would assume that these are fundamentally two different reward systems for the brain, or maybe not?