Abstract:

Objective: To study the relationship between the duration of bariatric surgery and eating habits associated with weight relapse in the female population. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study, developed with members of groups from social platforms, consisting of 290 participants who underwent bariatric surgery with a postoperative period longer than two years. The variables analyzed were sociodemographic health profile, types of surgery, time of surgery, quality of life with questionnaire (BAROS, QHCA, Binge Eating Scale) and dietary profile. The study was confirmed by the ethics committee Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - UNIMEP, CAAE: 33659120.8.0000.5507. Results: Women between 30 and 39 years of age had undergone surgery for more than two years (Χ2=11.15; p=0.004), reporting having a disease prior to the surgery, mainly cardiovascular diseases. The most severe binge eating and increased external intake occurred before two years of surgery; and greater weight gain and worse quality of life happened the longer the surgery was performed. Conclusion: The performance of bariatric surgery, by women, has been occurring at an increasingly early stage, with weight recurrence starting at 2 years post-surgery, which reduces the perception of quality of life and promoting binge eating.

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