ABSTRACT
Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effectiveness long term treatment to severe obesity. However being associated with resolution or improvement of clinic comorbidities, one possible outcome is weight regain. A group of evidences appoint to the presence of BED (binge eating disorder) as one risk factor associated to post-surgery weight regain. The aim of this case report is to discuss a possible impact of binge eating in patients submitted to BS. The following cases will be presented: (1): 41 years woman, evaluated after 8 years post-surgery, showing weight regain of 22.9 kg and compatible eating psychopathology with BED; (2): 48 years men, evaluated 7 years post-surgery, with weight regain of 30 kg and showing grazing complaints, although without compatible BED symptomatology; (3): 44 years woman, evaluated 3 years post-surgery, maintaining stable weight without weight regain and BED exhibited in evaluation. The authors discuss, from these three index cases, the associated evidences related to the impact of the binge eating in the BS result. Although, for the moment, any definitely consensus on the real impact of eating disorders in weight recrudescence is not possible, it is clear that the clinician need to be alert to BED and possible association with weight regain.
Bariatric surgery; eating disorders; binge eating disorder; weight regain