How to Control the Gastrointestinal Side Effects of GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic (Semaglutide)
GI side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain, and there are measures weight-loss drug users can take to try to minimize them.
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My side effects have been relatively mild, thankfully. I welcome some mild nausea to keep my appetite down. I lost over 100 pounds before starting Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and about 50 since. It’s been infinitely easier WITH Ozempic than without but if I end up having to stop it at some point I know I can finish losing the rest on my own. The blood sugar control has been AMAZING, though. I would miss that.
What was your diet like during the 100lbs lost?
@ I lost most of it on keto and carnivore, but I felt nauseous most of the time. (Even more than I do on Ozempic.) I switched to primarily plant-based near the end and have kept the tip for the most recent 50 pounds. I feel best on plant-based. I eat mostly whole food now.
Step one… Don’t take that poison in the first place.
That whole list of things to do in order to stop the detrimental side effects of Ozempic-type drugs seems to be awfully long, and made me think: Wouldn’t it be easier to prescribe eating no added fat, more complex carbs, less processed, more whole foods, than doing all of that?
@@Apollo440 yes, except some of us take it for type 2 diabetes rather than just weight loss. I was never able to control my blood sugar fully before Ozempic.
@@tarabooartarmy3654 a comment below says it helped them go from “junk-food” vegan to more whole foods. So nobody is underplaying the potential of the drug here.
@@Apollo440 for some, the way these drugs quiet the noise such that they are able to eat the foods they know they should.
@@ElliephantMommy But at what cost? Wouldn’t it be cheaper and more effective to say “Watch these videos every day before you decide what to cook” (those videos being about proper nutrition)? And, if this alone doesn’t help – prescribe this 15k a year drug with all of its side-effects?
If people’s strong eating habits and the potential discomfort caused by a change to a whole food, low fat, unprocessed food diet, is really what stops doctors from prescribing lifestyle changes in the first place, then how is this 02:38 long list of eating / living habits considered more pallatable?
At least, the doctors don’t have to say their patients that avoid all foods that are low in fibers.
Such a simple message would destroy both the junk food and pharmacitical industries….
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If you feel nauseous, he suggests taking more drugs? Did I hear that right?
Imagine inventing a drug that causes nausea, that would surely make people eat less. Welcome to the world of GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic!
I take GLP-1 and I’m a vegan. My experience is anecdotal, but it’s turned me from a junk food vegan to a whole food plant-based vegan. And I’ve lost 57 lbs. I’m a long-time follower of yours, and I always start off each day with the best of intentions, but the drive to eat things that brought me enjoyment was too strong.
It has totally changed the way my brain thinks about food. I have definitely had side effects, but they weren’t that bad, they went away over time, and it was all worth it. I have enjoyed your series, but I don’t feel like you have told both sides of the story very well. I’m a long-time follower of yours, I don’t know if you can see that in the data that YouTube shows you. I hope that in at least one video in the series, you talk about The life shortening effects of being obese. For some, it’s worth it.
You have to consider the fact, that not all information is received as it is transmitted. By saying only 33% of the cases end up having side effects – Dr. Greger has told the viewer about the other side of the story. But it is OK for you or other people to feel otherwise.
Going from junk food (or from “cola and vegan cookies” vegan to “potato and brown rice” vegan) is a great change.
Starting and filling your day with the right information is a big thing as well, which Dr. Greger helps us with.
Immersion in the right type of information is an important part of the healthy lifestyle change story.
Also a long time follower of Dr G, but this anti-GLP med series is incredibly biased. It’s basically a hit job.
@@davin8r But isn’t virtually everything else on the internet basically an ad for GLP-meds? And a well-sponsored one, while this is non-profit work? How would “being soft” on the issue help the cause of informing the people, who already know all the positive aspects?
Also a long time follower, and currently lapsed from eating WFPB. I would love to have access to these drugs for the goal of helping my brain sustain those morning intentions. Love Dr. Greger, but he shows little understanding of what it is like for those who struggle this way. These drugs have such potential for helping people understand that there is actually something far deeper going on in the brain and gut and who knows what else… something so more complicated than willpower and calories. But instead we mostly just get more of the shaming and confident “Why would anyone choose this when they could just…?”. Been battling obesity since puberty, if it were that simple I would have conquered it by now. The video in this series I enjoyed the most was the one about how after about a year, the lines cross, because that’s exactly what happened to me following a WFPB diet. Our bodies fight HARD to keep weight on. So little compassion out there.
@Apollo440 being hard/soft is one thing. Putting a negative spin on the facts is another. One glaring example: he acts as if the meds cost everyone $16k out of pocket per year, as if insurance doesn’t exist, and people whose insurance won’t the cover the meds are getting them through compounding pharmacies for a fraction of the cost.
If the drug makes you feel terrible, no worries, there’s a drug for that as well. 🙂
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