The problem of overweight in the modern world is already becoming an epidemic. Everywhere in the media you can find various notes about the negative consequences of obesity. Many techniques have already been developed to eliminate extra pounds.
Various diets, both isolated and combined with physical exercises, training complexes of fitness, yoga, other techniques, medical and surgical correction - this is not a complete list of the possibilities of modern dietology. But all of them imply a severe restriction in nutrition. For those who have weak willpower, a special method of weight control has been developed, which consists in “deceiving” the body regarding the amount of food eaten - a gastric balloon.
Anatomy and physiology of the stomach. Quick reference
The stomach is an enlarged part of the alimentary canal, between the esophagus and the duodenum. With a normal volume in an adult up to two liters, this "bag-accumulator" delays food for an hour or two, exposing it to the action of gastric juice. In the composition of the digestive solution, in addition to hydrochloric acid, there are a number of enzymes. The main task of the gastric juice is the chemical destruction of the proteins of the food eaten.
The stomach is located in the left hypochondrium. Anatomically, without going into details, it is distinguished: the bottom, the body and the pyloric part. Pyloric department - the place of transition of the stomach into the duodenum, is equipped with a sphincter - the pylorus. Its task is to regulate the release of food mass into the intestines. Digestion takes place in the body of the stomach. And the bottom is interesting because, among other things, there are baro-receptors - special sensitive zones that send a signal to the saturation center of the brain.
Choosing an intragastric balloon
Humanity throughout history has sought to find solutions to make life easier. This feature was the driving force behind progress. It was thanks to her that the wheel, the steam engine and all other significant discoveries were invented.
From the point of view of modern dietology, the gastric balloon used since the nineties of the twentieth century can also be attributed here. His invention literally turned over the principles of dealing with overweight. Thanks to a fairly simple procedure for installing a balloon inside the stomach, the carrier of extra pounds no longer has to suffer from diets and exhausting physical exercises. There is no need to carry out radical operational measures to reducevolume and even bandage on the stomach.
The results after the endoscopic introduction of an intragastric balloon are striking in their numbers in a systematic and significant decrease in body weight. According to studies of various clinics with a very long experience of this procedure, the reduction ranges from 16-23% of the patient's initial weight.
Balloon insertion technique
Before the balloon is installed, the patient undergoes a mandatory examination. It includes a consultation with a nutritionist and a gastroenterologist, with a mandatory examination of the motor and enzymatic functions of the stomach, an assessment of the structure of its mucosa. The necessary analyzes and studies are being carried out. The indications and the degree of risk of complications are determined.
If the results of the examination are favorable, the patient is assigned a date of hospitalization. Staying in the hospital means one day, and the installation of the gastric balloon itself lasts about half an hour. It is performed under the control of a gastroscope. According to the patient's feelings, the procedure is not much different from fibroesophagogastroduodenoscopy. Pain relief is local, although a number of clinics use short-term anesthesia for greater comfort for those who decide to lose weight.
An empty balloon is inserted into the stomach cavity. A catheter is attached to it through a radiopaque (visible on x-rays) valve - a tube with a diameter of up to 7 mm with a wire guide inside. After the introduction of the balloon, the conductor is removed and through the catheter the cavity of the balloon from the medicalsilicone rubber is filled with saline. The volume varies from 500 to 700 milliliters. The tube is disconnected from the valve and removed. A visual control of the correct installation of the balloon is carried out, the gastroscope is removed - the procedure for installing the gastric balloon ends here.
Recommendations after the procedure
Feeling of constant fullness in the stomach may occasionally be accompanied by nausea and/or discomfort (pain) in the stomach area. Also, with insufficient filling of the balloon, there may be a pronounced feeling of hunger. If these symptoms appear, you should contact the clinic where the procedure was performed for volume correction or for the purpose of consulting a specialist in the use of drugs.
The patient from the very first hours after the procedure should maintain strict restrictions on food intake. So, during the first day, only liquid dishes are allowed. The gradual introduction of solid foods into the diet should go strictly according to the schedule scheduled by the attending physician. Do not exceed the permitted amount of a single meal and liquid. A number of products (increasing the acidity of gastric juice and carbonated drinks) are excluded from the diet altogether.
Depending on the modification, the gastric balloon is installed for a period of six months or a year. All this time, the use of acid-reducing drugs prescribed by the attending physician is required. Omeprozole is usually prescribed.
Also at this time, the patient needs to change his lifestyle. Occupationsports and changing gastronomic priorities will reinforce the effect of the food intake restriction and significantly improve long-term results. This will stabilize the weight at the achieved level.
Reviews from patients who have undergone the procedure
Sufficiently effective weight loss without significant effort on the part of the patient after removing the balloon can turn into the opposite effect. Statistics show that only a third of those who have undergone the procedure strictly adhere to recommendations for lifestyle changes.
For this reason, most of those who have or have already removed a gastric balloon give conflicting and not always objective reviews. First of all, you should listen to those who, after the end of the food restriction, have not returned to uncontrolled consumption of calories and are physically active.
Issue price
More and more overweight people are choosing the gastric balloon as a weight loss method. Its price, together with installation and removal, turns out to be orders of magnitude lower than long-term subscriptions to a fitness center, courses of diet pills, and eating exclusively he althy food. And when compared with other bariatric methods, this procedure is also less invasive and safer. The cost of installing a balloon, taking into account anesthesia, is 50-60 thousand rubles. To remove it from the stomach, you will have to pay another 15,000 rubles.
Additional information on the website
Everything will tell the site aboutgastric balloon - bariatrics.rf. It contains detailed information about the method, procedure, recommendations, clinics and much more. You can also find out what steps should be taken on the way to normalization of weight.
Absolute contraindications
No matter how wonderful this method is, it, like any treatment, has a number of contraindications. Absolute, categorically prohibiting the introduction of a gastric balloon are:
- under 14;
- pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- performed abdominal surgery, including gynecological;
- presence of inflammatory diseases and/or potential sources of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract;
- presence of a hernia of the diaphragm, narrowing and other anomalies in the development of the pharynx, esophagus or stomach;
- need to constantly take a number of medications;
- mental illness, alcoholism and/or drug addiction and a number of others.
The appointment of a gastric balloon procedure must be confirmed by its necessity. It is possible with the ineffectiveness of non-invasive treatment and only after a thorough examination of the patient.
