Obesity is now very common among patients with Crohns disease, yet there is limited guidance on how newer metabolic medications, particularly GLP-1 receptor agonists affect Crohns-related outcomes, presenting author Nakul Ganju, MD, an internal medicine resident at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, told GI & Hepatology News
Common side effects include injection site reactions , darkening of the skin (hyperpigmentation), nausea, headache, diarrhea, and stomach pain
They also support insulin sensitivity, sleep, immune function, and your overall metabolic health
If you've noticed your hair feeling thinner since starting a GLP-1 medication like semaglutide or tirzepatide, you're not aloneand you're not imagining it