A gastric balloon that's swallowed like a pill and then sits in the stomach filled with fluid helped patients lose more than a third of their excess weight over a four-month period, researchers have reported. The Elipse device has not been approved for weight loss by the Food & Drug Administration.
So a cup of ginger tea a day during pregnancy will help prevent oxidative stress and prevent ovarian cancer. IBS symptoms can take a turn for the worse during pregnancy (2). If you have IBS and are suffering from worsening symptoms, try ginger tea. Ginger can do wonders and help provide relief from IBS (3).
There is some concern that ginger might affect fetal sex hormones. There is also a report of miscarriage during week 12 of pregnancy in a woman who used ginger for morning sickness. However, studies in pregnant women suggest that ginger can be used safely for morning sickness without harm to the baby. The risk for major malformations in infants of women taking ginger does not appear to be higher than the usual rate of 1% to 3%.