The effect of bariatric surgery on gastrointestinal and pancreatic peptide hormones
While nausea cannot always be completely prevented, eating smaller and more frequent meals, avoiding high-fat and greasy foods, staying well-hydrated, and following a gradual dose escalation schedule can significantly reduce symptoms and improve tolerability
Other GLP-1 agonist drugsa class that includes Mounjaro and Zepbound, which have the same active ingredienthave also been approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in overweight people
"Typically, I will not start out by microdosing, but I will rather taper off the dose once an ideal body weight has been achieved and patients have made total lifestyle changes
Red flags include persistent vomiting, severe abdominal bloating or pain, constipation lasting several days without relief, or unintended and significant weight loss