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FDA-Approved Weight Loss System Flushes Food Directly From Stomach To Toilet
The FDA has approved a calorie-cutting weight loss device that lets people drain food from their stomachs before they digest it. The device is called AspireAssist and was approved in the European Union in late 2011. The makers of AspireAssist compare it to common feeding tubes used in patients who cannot take food through their mouths, and say it is safer and less invasive than gastric bypasses and lap bands.
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Next step is this: http://www.nataliedee.com/index.php?date=050808
I'm sure that is on their "to do" list.
I had a feeding tube for a while after surgery a few years ago. It never occurred to me that anyone would want to use one to take food out.
Did you feel hungry? Or, not really hungry, but like missed the process of eating the food? Or, does the stomach being full just kinda make that go away?
Not really hungry at any point, though part of that was likely from the painkillers. It was very strange to not chew and swallow and most of all, to not taste. You don't realize how important that is until it's not there.