Gastric Band Side Effects : Side Effects of Gastric Band Surgery

What might happen after your banding operation? All operations have risks - up to and including death; but possible Gastric Band Side Effects are very specific. From burping to vomiting, acid reflux to band slippage, there are plenty.

If you sign authorisation for any operation you accept there are risks. That might even include death, it's a small risk of around 1 in 2000 maybe, but you shouldn't ignore it. However there are particular Side Effects of Gastric Band Surgery, which once the operation is over you also have to bear in mind.

There is no shortage of forums for 'bandsters', this being the name given to the brave community of people who have gone 'under the knife' and had their surgical Gastric Band fitted. And although there are those who barely mention problems, there are plenty who give vivid descriptions of, for example: sickness, bruising, pain, swelling post-op. Having to continually take vitamin supplements because they are forced to follow a restricted diet, maybe for life. Leakage if the reservoir or tubing is damaged during fills. Erosion - the band can work its way into the stomach wall. Gallstones if pre-op or post-op the weight loss is very fast, often resulting in the surgical removal of the gallbladder. 'Productive Burping' i.e. vomiting if you try to eat too much or take a large mouthful of food, some describe it as being like a bird and regurgitating their food. Acid reflux - the sphincter muscle at the top of the stomach sometimes allows acid back up through into the oesophagus, causing burning. Over-tightening - sometimes people can't even sip water without it coming back up.

And worth mentioning is that although it's not a side effect, cheating is a major problem for people with particular 'craving' foods… for example chocolate, or junk food, or alcohol… all of these can be 'slid' past the band if they are put into liquid form. Yes, some folk even liquidise their burger & chips, or melt their ice cream in order to get around the restriction they've maybe spent thousands of pounds having put in place.

Of course the most extreme and tragic side effect of the Gastric Band Surgery is that it can sometimes be fatal. Only recently, the Daily Mail featured the heartbreaking story of a 50 year old woman who died just 7 weeks after the surgery. After her first adjustment the poor woman tried to eat her first meal and was sick afterwards. The retching resulted in her suffering from gastric peritonitis (a perforated stomach lining), which wasn't picked up on in time, and she died less than 2 days later.

If you are seriously interested in taking control of your weight then maybe you should first investigate an alternative, the Gastric mind Band procedure, which has attracted so much media interest around the world. The therapy has become something of a phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic, developing into the treatment of choice by members of the public and celebrities alike. The procedure is now the subject of the book, Shirrans' Solution - The Gastric mind Band, published by Author House.

Gastric Mind Band clients benefit from the considerable research and development that went into the GmB method - before and after Gastric Mind Band Therapy the original and most thorough therapy of its kind. The developers, Martin and Marion Shirran, have now built up over five thousand one on one clinical hours working with people who fly to the clinic from around the world, each determined to achieve their ideal body weight. At the end of the GmB treatment each client leaves the clinic with his or her own set of carefully prepared tools, most are completely unique to the GmB including a very extensive manual, and a set of individually produced CD's of each of the sessions. And don't ever forget there can be no fear of a return to the old yo-yo dieting scenario; this is a permanent solution.

At the Gastric mind Band clinic we are totally committed to client follow-up, and on-going research and development. We are proud that we offer the most thorough answer to those wanting a lifelong solution to their weight problems.

Visit the Patients section of this web site, take a look at the case studies page, check out the reviews from past clients, and if you are still in any doubt why not read the independent report by the Daily Mail Newspaper. A UK based journalist interested in weight loss, Claudia Connell of the Daily Mail travelled to a British run clinic in Southern Spain that had spent two years developing a new weight loss procedure, she wanted to experience it for herself, it was the Gastric mind Band, a surgery free alternative to weight loss that intrigued her. Two weeks later she wrote a two-page feature detailing her treatment that literally got the world talking, and resulted in clients flying to Spain from around the world.

Martin andMarion Shirran the developers and trade mark owners of the Gastric mind Band procedure have since been featured in just about every newspaper and magazine in the UK, recently travelling to the United States to be interviewed on the two largest US news channels. Their Gastric mind Band has now become something of a phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic developing into the treatment of choice by members of the public and celebrities alike. The procedure they developed has since gone on to be the subject of the book, Shirrans' Solution - The Gastric mind Band, published by Author House.

If after reading the extensive information on the web site you decide to book your GmB treatment, the booking procedure could not be more simple, just email us your chosen dates and once confirmed (normally the same day) the deposit of just €495 can be paid with a credit card or by PayPal via our web site, as can the balance, enabling you to spread the cost.

We are confident in saying that the Gastric mind Band is the original and best!