A new report found that combining anti-obesity drugs with a swallowable gastric balloon can amplify weight loss among people with obesity.  The findin

Swallowable Gastric Balloon Plus Weight Loss Drugs Helped People Lose 19% of Body Weight

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2023-05-22 18:30:07

A new report found that combining anti-obesity drugs with a swallowable gastric balloon can amplify weight loss among people with obesity.

The findings, which were presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland, suggest that the method is a safe, effective, and relatively simple way to lose weight.

The Allurion Balloon, which isn’t yet approved in the United States but is being tested in clinical trials, occupies space in the stomach to make people feel less full.

Liraglutide, a glucagon like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonist, makes people feel less hungry and slows the emptying of the stomach so people feel satiated longer.

While there are some side effects, like nausea, that can occur, bariatric specialists say this method appears to be an effective way to help certain individuals struggling to lose weight meet their weight loss goals.

“Combining the two modalities seems to increase weight loss in this study and may be effective for a select group of patients,” Dr. Mir Ali, a bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, told Healthline.

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