The Horrifying New Weight-Loss Tool

 It is a new tool for weight loss on the block, and if you ask us , it's pretty scary. This is called the pill Obalon Globe , and as the title suggests , is a pill ... with an inflatable balloon inside. Here is a ball.

Here's how it works: First , he swallows the pill and falls in the stomach, while remaining attached to a thin tube. Once that is floating around , doctors use the tube to inflate the balloon and remove the tube leaving the ball in the stomach. You can stay up to three months , and can take up to three pills balloons at once. After three months are up , a physician deflates the balloon and removes it from the mouth (note: OMG ) . The idea here is that the ball makes you feel full after all, you do not exactly have much room for a second piece of cake when you have a whole balloon in the stomach.

Then of course , the obvious question : Is it safe ? Currently , the pill is approved in the United States but only for research purposes (if you can not buy , and the company can not sell in this country) . It is, however , adopted by all charges in the EU But David Katz , MD , author of diseases of evidence, says the pill has potentially dangerous side effects. "Whenever you put a foreign object in the gastrointestinal tract , the two main concerns are the obstruction and rupture ," he said. "In terms of size, can lodge in the stomach wall and block the stomach into the intestine , which can cause vomiting and death. Then will therefore break the balloon could push against . stomach wall and extend or stretch the esophagus irritation can cause inflammation , which can cause internal bleeding , infection or even an ulcer " These are all remote possibilities , Katz said, but - . could happen.

The best option , Katz said, is to jump on the pill at all. "There are three main reasons why it is not simply the smartest way to solve the problem the wrong way to eat," he said. The first is that not only helps from time to time - eating well does not help. " It is more important to focus on eating the right foods in the first place to fuel your body , and this pill does not teach the world how to do it, " he said. Secondly, Katz warns that damage the lining of the stomach, which could ultimately cause you to eat more over time . " The stomach lining contains sliders that help you feel full. So, since the balloon is rubbed against the wall of the stomach , I guess its indices of satiety could I become insensitive over time you to eat more in the long term. " And finally, if you look at weight loss as alternative methods, such as bariatric surgery, it does not guarantee a healthy life weight if it is not, no more. " Some people who got bariatric surgery overeat again," said Katz. " So if you can eat a full surgery , others will be able to eat a balloon. "

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