Strategies that help across all dose levels include eating smaller, more frequent meals rather than three large ones, avoiding fatty, greasy, or spicy foods which slow already-delayed gastric emptying, staying well hydrated throughout each day, taking your injection in the evening after dinner rather than morning, and not lying down immediately after eating
Surgical Modification for High Risk Patients The actual surgical technique also changes for patients with compromised healing
Zhang, X., Hou, Y., Li, J., & Wang, J
At the two-year mark, 77.1% of semaglutide participants maintained at least 5% weight loss versus 34.4% on placebo
Long-term data (2+ years) will come from ongoing trials
Conclusion Feeling hungry while taking Ozempic is a frequent concern, but it is rarely a sign that you should give up