gastric balloon

English

Noun

gastric balloon (plural gastric balloons)

  1. (medicine, gastroenterology) An inflatable medical device temporarily placed in the stomach to aid weight loss.
    Synonyms: IGB, intragastric balloon, stomach balloon
    • 2025 May 11, Imogen West-Knights, “‘I lost so much weight, my husband thought I was terminally ill’: why do people lie about taking Ozempic?”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      This isn’t the first time she has hidden a weight-loss management attempt from her husband. “I went to Turkey and had a gastric balloon, and I didn’t tell anyone, not even him,” she says.

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