Swallowing 'miracle' weight-loss balloon in a pill helped us lose 8.5st - it's life-changing

FROM trendy fad diets to drastic measures like gastric bypasses and “fat jabs”, Brits are relentless in their quest to shed the pounds.
Now there is a new “miracle” solution on the horizon, and it could be as simple as swallowing a pill.
Sounds too good to be true? Maybe, but NHS trials are underway.
The small but mighty Allurion capsule takes just 15 minutes to fit, inflating inside the stomach to engulf 60 per cent of the space.
It can be fitted during an outpatient appointment with no need for a camera down the throat, anaesthetic, hospital bed or theatre time - making it better for the patient and cheaper for the NHS.
Four months after it is fitted, the balloon deflates and leaves the body naturally, by which point patients can expect to have shed ten to 15 per cent of their body weight.
While it might not sound like a colossal transformation, Professor Rishi Singhal, medical director at The Gastric Balloon Group, tells Sun Health it’s “life-changing” for patients.
They include Tracey McLaren, a 43-year-old pharmacy technician from Oldham, and Adam Remington, a 54-year-old from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, who works in the finance sector.
Tracey lost 4st 5lb after having the Allurion balloon last April, and says: “I’ve got a new lease of life.”
Adam, who had two balloons between May 2022 and April 2023, lost 6st and has kept 4st off.
He says: “It is like having a baby because you’ve got this thing inside you that you need to look after.”
Allurion, the company that makes the pill, says it is in talks with NHS trusts regarding a rollout.
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[@alanhamford2538]

Does it eventually disolve?

[@colinparks619]

I hope so lol