An Emerging Approach to Weight Loss

Intragastric Water Balloon: Also known as gastric water balloon, it is a very effective medical weight loss treatment: the principle of weight loss is that a silicon water balloon is placed into the stomach using a gastroscope, and then saline is injected into the water balloon to fill the stomach and induce a feeling of fullness to help control the appetite. It is a very effective medical weight loss treatment: the principle of weight loss is to place a silicon water balloon into the stomach using a gastroscope, and then saline is injected into the water balloon to fill the stomach, inducing a sense of fullness to help control the appetite. Gastric water balloons were first used in Europe in the 1990s, and then in Asia in 2000, with improvements being promoted in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan by relevant medical institutions. Gastric water balloon for Asian weight loss efficacy is significantly higher than Europeans, Europeans obesity mostly from fat, high sugar food intake, while more Asian obesity causes and family hereditary blood sugar control problems related to, such as diabetes or hypoglycemia. The gastric water balloon regulates intestinal anti-insulin secretion while providing a feeling of fullness in the stomach, which, in addition to its weight loss efficacy, provides significant relief for Asian diabetics. The exact mechanism is still under research. In addition, gastric water balloon for bulimia, bulimia patients have a certain degree of efficacy, its specific efficacy is still in the experiment. According to the University Hospital of Geneva for 4877 cases of gastric water balloon therapy study, the average weight loss of 18.7 +-2 kilograms in 3 months, type II diabetes, the effective rate of up to 95%. Current medical means of treatment of obesity are: gastric sleeve resection (high surgical risk, complications and serious, has been eliminated); laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery (higher surgical risk, complications are more serious, only suitable for extremely obese patients with BMI 45 or above, or BMI 35 or above at the same time suffering from obesity-induced diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, etc.). . Laparoscopic gastric banding surgery (currently more popular, recommended for patients with BMI 35-45); Gastric water balloon surgery (surgery is relatively risk-free, with fewer side effects, recoverable, and suitable for teenagers). If you want to install a gastric water balloon, you need about 25,000 yuan. Precautions after gastric water balloon: Long-term dietary precautions after gastric water balloon surgery: 1. Eat small, frequent meals, about 1/2 bowl to 2/3 bowl servings per meal. 2. Drink not more than 200 ml of fluid each time. 3, with slimxi diet with body fat attention not to exceed the amount. 4, do not use water to flush food down the stomach and intestines. 5. Follow a low-fat, low-sugar diet. 6. Avoid aerated or stimulating beverages. 7. Chew slowly and eat each meal for more than half an hour. Avoid sticky or crunchy foods that are not easy to chew, such as glutinous rice products like dumplings, hotdogs, and puff pastry. 2, avoid coarse fiber foods, such as burdock, bamboo shoots, celery and so on. Avoid high-fat foods, such as fried foods, instant foods, sausages, hot dogs, puff pastry, ice cream, milkshakes, creamy soups and so on. 4, avoid eating high sugar foods, such as cake, candy, pie, cane sugar, honey, fructose syrup, carbonated beverages, alcoholic beverages, and so on. Avoid chewing gum. Drink at least 1,500-2,000 ml of water a day, and drink it in small sips. Know the calorie content of the food you consume for the purpose of weight control.