Patients may need prolonged monitoring and supportive care
It wasnt until September 2023 that the FDA added a warning for ileus (intestinal blockage)
While some information claims that the amount of semaglutide that could transfer from a nursing mother to their infant is less than a percent in most cases and, therefore, not enough to harm the baby, there isnt enough evidence to show the safety of taking semaglutide while breastfeeding
For a 180-pound person, that translates to roughly 98-131 grams of protein daily
Common gastrointestinal side effects The GI effects of cagrilintide dominate the side effect conversation, and for good reason
23 Also, the same study found that the GLP-1 group also had lower incidence of seemingly unrelated conditions like pneumonia, inflammatory bowel disease, osteoporosis and alcohol and substance use disorders