Vibrating pill may give dieters a feeling of fullness.

neanderthin

"The pill is the brainchild of a team of researchers from Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a small capsule that contains a motor and a battery. The motor is activated by a gel plug that dissolves in the stomach fluid. Once the motor starts spinning, the pill vibrates for about 38 minutes, the average time food stays in the stomach.

The researchers tested the pill on pigs with stomachs and weights similar to humans. They found that the pill effectively stimulated the vagus nerve, which connects the stomach to the brain. The pill also altered the levels of hormones related to hunger and satiety, such as insulin and ghrelin. As a result, the pigs that received the pill ate about 40% less than the ones that did not.

The pill did not cause any harm or discomfort to the pigs. They acted normally, except for being less active after meals. The researchers observed no signs of inflammation, diarrhea, or vomiting in the animals."

https://interestingengineering.com/health/this-vibrating-pill-could-trick-your-stomach-into-feeling-full

ninerbuff

Facinating. So internal stomach sex.

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sollyn23l2

ninerbuff wrote: »

Facinating. So internal stomach sex.

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No.

tomcustombuilder

Stomach orgasms.....

Corina1143

No science, just experience.
Pigs don't vomit.
Pigs don't show pain as much as people and some other animals.

ddsb1111

For those that don’t want to read the article-

They measured how fast the devices passed through the animals’ digestive system, finding that they were excreted after about four days.

“A pig can’t tell you how uncomfortable it is.”

The size of the capsules is the biggest obstacle, says Allan Geliebter, a psychologist at Mount Sinai who studies obesity. He says the pills are as large as the biggest capsules patients take today. Patients likely have to swallow two each day to control their appetite.

Now they want to test it on dogs because dogs have a stomach more similar to humans. But, they also can’t communicate discomfort (unless it’s far too serious it becomes physically compromising).

😬 Humans are so weird. If we were told aliens were doing this to us, we’d be furious lol.

kshama2001

That sounds dreadful. I bet this is DOA with humans.

Poor animals. My husky died of cancer, but I think the third round of chemo killed him first. He didn't convey discomfort, despite looking ghastly at the end.

PAV8888

And your guarantee that your alien overlords are not doing this is based on?😵‍💫😳🤔😱🤷‍♂️🤗😎

ddsb1111

PAV8888 wrote: »

And your guarantee that your alien overlords are not doing this is based on?😵‍💫😳🤔😱🤷‍♂️🤗😎

My tinfoil hat obviously 🤓

springlering62

My mind just immediately went to the Mexican jumping beans of my youth.

If it fails you, it was cheap, organic, plus…protein

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻



BTW I went to a trampoline park with a toddler yesterday. Can vouch, lots of external jumping didn’t kill my appetite.