Lose My Tummy Fat! » Gastric Band http://www.losemytummyfat.com Planning Your Diet For Weight Loss Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:18:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 gastric Band http://www.losemytummyfat.com/gastric-band-47 http://www.losemytummyfat.com/gastric-band-47#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:33 +0000 Stacey http://www.losemytummyfat.com/?p=47 An easy option to get a smaller tummy is to have the gastric band fitted but this is only ideal if you are obese and have trouble loosing your weight..

The operation is to fit an adjustable band around the upper part of your stomach to create a pouch, the pouch fills up quickly than passes through the gap slowly into the lower part of your stomach, it than passes normally through your digestive system and the operation is usally done using key hole surgery.

Complications that can come from the operation are:

  • Infection
  • Damage to other organs or abdomen
  • Band Problems
  • Gallstones

Strange Facts

  1. A girl of 14 is the youngest person to have a Gastric Band fitted
  2. Fern britton had a gastric band fitted
  3. The worlds fattest man went from 77 stone to 27 stone
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