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Allurion Baloon is Damaging to Your Health
Warning Allurion balloon is damaging to your health . Look at the auto responses on negative reviews.
I’ll probably get another standard auto response, along the lines of “I’m
sorry you had a negative experience to the Allurion programme”
How condescending is that as a response!!
1) This is not a programme . Allurion gastric balloon is damaging to your health.
I made that very clear the last time one of these biatric nurses got in touch at week 2 and 4 that I was seriously constipated, despite me eating a very healthy fibre, protein, veg diet and drinking plenty of water ( 3 litre plus).
2) I am intelligent enough to know how much water to drink, how much protein , carbs , vitamins, fruit , fibre, eat a healthy diet and exercise … especially when going through this procedure with the cost.
3) This procedure doesn’t work, having to take laxative tablets every 6 to 7 days , otherwise if not taken, feeling ill, bloated and depressed! The ballon is messing with my health!!
4) I was totally healthy, obviously a little overweight , but since this procedure and facts relating this now on week 10 from blood tests x3 in this time frame, After the procedure, it had raised my blood pressure, caused swollen ankles, dehydration , raised kidney function, protein in urine, early type 2 diabetes and skin rashes!!
These are the side effects that should be reported and published .
I suggest to all reading my post , you get your blood tests done before and after , as you won’t know until you get this checked out as to what damage this may or may not have done to your health in the short and long term.
I just happened to get my yearly routine blood test that was 2 weeks after the Allurion ballon was inserted to do with my blood pressure check up. Note my blood pressure was perfectly normal before this procedures for years despite being overweight. Now at week 10 with this annoying ballon inside me, I have had to have 3 blood tests in this timeframe, all coming back with alarming side effects which I wholly put down to this ballon.
5) Fact, there is simply not enough research done, yes you may loose 10 - 15 percent of your body weight after 16 weeks , but it starts with a journey of severe nausea, vomiting, acid reflux , pain and sleepless nights for the first 3 weeks. Anyone in their right mind knows you are going to loose weight. Then there’s the costly gimmick £4,200 you know in the back of your mind you paid, so you perceive to justify that.
What about the severe side effects and the health impact this causes? Not published but is that at all surprising?
6) There is nothing these bariactic nurses can advise or support on diet or well being. I was surprised when I got my ballon implanted at the clinic , there were quite a few medical staff present, including the rep from Allurion that were bigger than me. That surely is not a good advertisement who are the ones that are there to support you on the implant procedure and on nutrition. The facts are the facts and this procedure is not good. I certainly would not recommended to my worst enemy.
I’ll probably get another standard auto response, along the lines of “I’m
sorry you had a negative experience to the Allurion programme”
How condescending is that as a response!!
1) This is not a programme . Allurion gastric balloon is damaging to your health.
I made that very clear the last time one of these biatric nurses got in touch at week 2 and 4 that I was seriously constipated, despite me eating a very healthy fibre, protein, veg diet and drinking plenty of water ( 3 litre plus).
2) I am intelligent enough to know how much water to drink, how much protein , carbs , vitamins, fruit , fibre, eat a healthy diet and exercise … especially when going through this procedure with the cost.
3) This procedure doesn’t work, having to take laxative tablets every 6 to 7 days , otherwise if not taken, feeling ill, bloated and depressed! The ballon is messing with my health!!
4) I was totally healthy, obviously a little overweight , but since this procedure and facts relating this now on week 10 from blood tests x3 in this time frame, After the procedure, it had raised my blood pressure, caused swollen ankles, dehydration , raised kidney function, protein in urine, early type 2 diabetes and skin rashes!!
These are the side effects that should be reported and published .
I suggest to all reading my post , you get your blood tests done before and after , as you won’t know until you get this checked out as to what damage this may or may not have done to your health in the short and long term.
I just happened to get my yearly routine blood test that was 2 weeks after the Allurion ballon was inserted to do with my blood pressure check up. Note my blood pressure was perfectly normal before this procedures for years despite being overweight. Now at week 10 with this annoying ballon inside me, I have had to have 3 blood tests in this timeframe, all coming back with alarming side effects which I wholly put down to this ballon.
5) Fact, there is simply not enough research done, yes you may loose 10 - 15 percent of your body weight after 16 weeks , but it starts with a journey of severe nausea, vomiting, acid reflux , pain and sleepless nights for the first 3 weeks. Anyone in their right mind knows you are going to loose weight. Then there’s the costly gimmick £4,200 you know in the back of your mind you paid, so you perceive to justify that.
What about the severe side effects and the health impact this causes? Not published but is that at all surprising?
6) There is nothing these bariactic nurses can advise or support on diet or well being. I was surprised when I got my ballon implanted at the clinic , there were quite a few medical staff present, including the rep from Allurion that were bigger than me. That surely is not a good advertisement who are the ones that are there to support you on the implant procedure and on nutrition. The facts are the facts and this procedure is not good. I certainly would not recommended to my worst enemy.