WARNING! Sell ​​capsules to 'lose weight' containing sponges El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo

CITY OF MEXICO.- Some capsules marketed in Mexico state that they are "the non-surgical option for the treatment of obesity". However, the product can cause serious damage to health, as some doctors have warned.

This is Reduccel, which contain encapsulated sponges, which are released after contact with water.

On Facebook, They reported images of a patient who came to an office with an abdominal obstruction after ingesting this fake slimming remedy.

Although the promise of Reduccel seems to be the same as other medical interventions, the cellulose sponge method endangers the health of those who ingest it, unlike gastric bypbad surgery , vertical band gastroplasty or intragastric balloon, proven methods.

On the website where the product is advertised, it is stated that its cost is "only $ 40.00 per bottle with 36 capsules, which equals 6 weeks treatment". And, in fact, its component is specified: "a fragment of compacted cellulose sponge" that is used "to block the gastric capacity" of the one who uses it.

There is even a video showing the release of the sponge with water: