To truly improve symptoms, we need to take a whole-person approach looking at both diet and mental health, not just the gut in isolation
Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 121(1):4956 Mentlein R, Gallwitz B, Schmidt WE (1993) Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV hydrolyses gastric inhibitory polypeptide, glucagon-like peptide- 1(736)amide, peptide histidine methionine and is responsible for their degradation in human serum
It may also increase the function of beta cells which are the cells on the pancreas that produce insulin
These issues may lessen over time, but are severe enough that many doctors prescribe other drugs during the initial dose escalation phase to mitigate your suffering
Wegovy and Mounjaro are relatively new, but you can still access unbranded forms of their active ingredients through compounding pharmacies thanks to a current shortage
Weeks 9-12: 7.5mg once weekly (if needed)