The FDA approved a weight-loss device that sucks food out of your stomach

[Baitball Blogger]

Is this the 21st Century version of the Roman's binge and purge?

The FDA approved a weight-loss device that sucks food out of your stomach

Get ready to lose your lunch.

A new device that drains a portion of a person's stomach contents after every meal has just won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The AspireAssist device is intended for obese people at least 22 years of age who have not been able to lose weight through other approaches, excluding surgery. The device was developed by King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based company Aspire Bariatrics.

The device consists of a pump that attaches to hose surgically implanted in a patient's stomach. The hose is connected to a "disk-shaped port valve" that sits flush against the patient's skin, according to a release from the FDA. About 20 to 30 minutes after a meal, the patient opens the valve and for the next 10 minutes drains about 30 percent of the calories consumed — right into the toilet.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/14/the-fda-approved-a-weight-loss-device-that-sucks-food-out-of-your-stomach.html

[Person 2713]

1. Ah How about not sucking it in to begin with? Perhaps it will help some with medical issues

[underpants]

2. That sucks

Whatever happened to tequila?

[dembotoz]

3. think i might prefer a tapeworm

[hollysmom]

4. Hey I really have to lose weight but no way this

[cyberswede]

5. Gross.

I recently attended a presentation where they discussed that and other methods, including

- a balloon-tpye thing inserted in your stomach that takes up space, so you eat less
- a capsule you swallow that expands into a bunch of hydrogel beads that fill your stomach, reducing capacity
- stitching off sections of the stomach to reduce the capacity
- a sleeve that lines the inside of your duodenum, preventing absorption of everything (including calories)
- resurfacing the lining of the duodenum (by burning the duodenal mucosa) to change absorption
- blocking off part of the duodenum with magnets, causing the food to bypass the duodenum, preventing absorption

the latter doudenal absorption methods are more effective for blood sugar reduction (for diabetes management) than for weight loss.

Yikes.

[LeftyMom]

6. So basically it's bulimia without ruining one's teeth?

People do some weird shit.