Meanings
plural gastric balloons
- medicineA temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after several months.
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.
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, →ISSNSynonyms: IGB, intragastric balloon, stomach balloon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA temporary, non-surgical weight loss device placed inside the stomach to help a person feel full faster and eat less. The balloon is inserted through the mouth using an endoscope and is usually removed after several months.
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