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