While it is well established that gastric surgeries speed up alcohol absorption and minimize alcohol FPM (244, 247, 251, 252), their effect on systemic alcohol elimination is less clear. Oral-dose studies hinted at a slower alcohol clearance post-surgery (166), but the differences disappeared when adjusted for body weight. An intravenous alcohol clamp to isolate alcohol elimination from absorption processes show that bariatric surgery had no independent effect on alcohol elimination rate (94).
