BEFORE THE OPERATION

If you decide to undergo a balloon implantation, please contact a specialist in the UK, who will assess your health state and recommend essential medical checkup.
Doctor:

• analyses how digestive system is built
• orders blood tests
• a psychologists’ opinion is also necessary.

All these checkups are made to assess whether there are no contraindications to use this balloon-therapy.

Contraindications:
We do not recommend this therapy for people who suffer from:

• stomach ulcers and duodenum
• Chron’s disease
• Inflammatory states of oesophagus, changes within the bounds of oesophagus, huge rupture of oesophageal hiatus, oesophageal bleeding
• Oesophageal and stomach varices
• Intestinal elangiectasia
• Past stomach or intestines operations
• Psychic disturbasnces
• Drugs or alcohol addictions

These operations cannot be conducted on people with kidney, pulmonary, liver diseases, pregnant and nursing mothers.

Preparation for the operation

1. We recommend taking a one week off. It is usually possible to come back to every-day activities.
2. Patient has to fill up the fridge with liquid products, juices and paps for children.
3. 12 hours before the operation it is not allowed to eat and drink for 3 hours.

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