Reasons For Making A Intragastric balloon
Who is doing the stomach balloon?
Risks from balloon procedure
Get ready to put a stomach balloon
Expected when making a balloon stomach
Balloon Stomach Results
When weight loss procedures do not work
A stomach balloon is a modern procedure that is currently being used to lose weight. A silicone balloon filled with saline is placed in the stomach, helping to reduce the amount of food the patient is eating as well as a faster feeling of fullness and satiety.
A stomach balloon is an option if the patient is overweight or obese, and exercise is futile.
Like other weight loss procedures, a stomach balloon requires a healthier lifestyle. The patient will need to make permanent changes in diet and regular exercise to help ensure the long-term success of the infectious balloon procedure.
Reasons For Making A Stomach Balloon
A picture showing someone who is overweight
Placing a balloon inside your stomach can help you lose weight, because excess weight is associated with a significant proportion of some serious health problems such as:
Heart disease and stroke;
Hypertension.
Sleep apnea.
Type 2 diabetes.
Thus, losing weight and following healthy habits reduces the risk of these health problems. Placing the balloon inside the stomach or any other similar procedure helps reduce weight, after the patient first tried to lose weight by improving dietary habits and exercise.
Who is doing the stomach balloon?
A stomach balloon is the appropriate test if a person:
His BMI ranges between 30 and 40.
Be prepared to commit to lifestyle changes, healthy habits, regular medical follow-up, and participation in behavioral therapy.
The patient has not undergone any previous surgery in the stomach or esophagus.
The balloon inside the stomach is not suitable for all overweight people, and to determine if the balloon is appropriate and effective for your condition requires follow-up from your doctor. Health insurance usually does not cover the cost of putting or removing a stomach balloon.
Risks from balloon procedure
Almost a third of people who experience this procedure feel pain and nausea immediately after the balloon is inserted into the stomach, but these symptoms can last a few days after the stomach balloon is placed.A doctor will recommend oral medications to treat these symptoms.
Serious risks are rare when or after this procedure. The stomach balloon may be shrinking. In this case, there is a risk that the balloon will move through the patient's digestive tract, which may cause a blockage that requires additional additional surgical procedures. Other possible risks include ulcers or holes in the stomach, which may require surgical intervention.
Get ready to put a stomach balloon
You may need several laboratory tests and tests before you complete the procedure. Your health care team will provide some instructions on how to prepare for the operation. In the run-up to the procedure, you may need a reduction in food and drink, as well as a reduction in the medications you take. You may also be asked to start a physical activity program.
Expected when making a balloon stomach
Picture showing the types of stomach balloon
The stomach balloon is inserted into the upper endoscopy unit as an external procedure and will be under the influence of anesthesia upon completion of the procedure. During the procedure, the doctor pushes a thin tube (catheter) loaded with the balloon of the stomach to pass through the throat down to the stomach, and then insert a speculum, a flexible tube with a camera, through the patient's throat down to the stomach. Thanks to this tiny camera, the doctor can see the balloon and fill it with saline. This takes about half an hour, and you can usually go home several hours after the procedure.
After entering the stomach balloon
Your doctor can allow you to take small amounts of fluid about six hours after the procedure. The patient's diet remains fluid-based and food is not allowed until the beginning of the second week, and you can start eating soft foods. It is possible that the patient can start eating all kinds of normal food about three weeks after the introduction of the stomach balloon.
Infectious balloons are left in place in the body for up to 6 months, then removed with a telescope. After the stomach balloon procedure is completed, the patient should regularly follow up with a nutritionist and post-operative psychologist.
Balloon Stomach Results
A stomach balloon may cause your stomach to feel fuller faster than normal, often when you eat less. One reason is that the balloon inside the stomach slows down the time required to empty the stomach. Another reason is that the balloon may change the levels of hormones that control appetite.
How much weight you lose depends on how well you can change your lifestyle habits to healthy habits. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of body weight is usually lost during the six months after the balloon is placed inside the stomach.
One randomized clinical trial was conducted involving about 225 adults with a BMI of 30 to 40.There was a comparison between two groups, one of which developed a balloon with adherence to behavioral therapy, and the other group only received behavioral therapy. The result was a loss of 29 percent of the excess weight of those who underwent stomach balloon procedure in addition to pain