Breathrough in bariatrics?

[Kapoorvilla 117]

Not!! Read this story of the personal stomach pump!

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/01/09/extreme-weight-loss-new-personal-stomach-pump-sucks-food-straight-out-stomach/?test=latestnews

I think this shows the patience health is less important to researchers than the patients desires. Give them what they will pay for: A way to eat more without the consequence. I hope this never makes it out of the FDA it seems like a medical stamp of approval to an eating disorde!

[Kapoorvilla 117]

Darn IPad that was Breakthrough !! Can't change title.

[traceyc 89]

Wow, that thing looks so bizarre. It may also have a secondary effect of not wanting to eat after seeing half digested food several times a day. I don't want to judge too much as not every way to lose weight is right for every person, but this one feels more like an eating disorder to me (binge and purge).

[MOMW 71]

Wow that is wrong in so many ways! I especially liked how they call gastric surgery a quick fix. Obviously they did no research.

[Butterthebean 8,146]

I think they should just go back to wiring people's jaws shut before they do this.

[*Dean* 1,594]

Sorry. But that's gross.

[delta_girl 931]

Just ...... ewwwww

[lessofmeismore 1,405]

Can you imagine the complications from walking around with that thing and constantly sucking food out of your stomache.

I think food getting stuck is probably the least of the concerns they should have...

Blah

[castiel 66]

wow, no thanks. i'll take the sleeve over this ANY day

[Babysteppin 165]

Wow. Looks like a 'bulimia device' to me. Great way to foster an eating disorder! Let's hope this thing never makes it off the cutting room floor.

[kpaige77 49]

Wow that is wrong in so many ways! I especially liked how they call gastric surgery a quick fix. Obviously they did no research.

I was just about to mention that "quick fix" comment and then I saw you caught it too! I had two people tell me similar things (taking the easy road, going for the quick fix). I stopped talking to them about my journey.

[gettinMeBack 380]

Wow! I can't even begin to imagine the problems that this wud cause. That's scary and I hope they are not approving this. That wouldn't help you make a life change either. It's almost similar to the lap band because of the port they place under the skin

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[*Dean* 1,594]

I was just about to mention that "quick fix" comment and then I saw you caught it too! I had two people tell me similar things (taking the easy road, going for the quick fix). I stopped talking to them about my journey.

I cut their knees out from under them. My standard response is "I'd hardly call 25 years of dieting, losing and gaining weight to the point that I had life threatening surgery a quick fix".

I've only had to use it once. She's a moron so it's not her fault

[Radwilk 4]

OMG That is so disgusting. WOWOWOW! I can imagine... "Hey look there is my fried chicken". SMH

[Robyn Owens-Miille 132]

There are major complications with sucking digestive juices out of the stomach. Namely, it screws your electrolyte balance up something fierce. And food isn't liquified fully in the stomach. We've all puked back up undigested food even before our surgeries.

And lets not deal with the emotional/psychological issues of overeating.... AAAAARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH