Patients should be alert to signs of possible bowel obstruction or ileus (progressive abdominal distension, inability to pass stool or wind, severe cramping), which require urgent medical assessment and could be confused with diverticulitis symptoms
One is a once-weekly injectable like Wegovy
Its approved for type 2 diabetes by the FDA, but some doctors may prescribe it off label for obesity
Harris has, for example, seen tantalising evidence that older people on anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 therapy, the immunotherapy treatment that caused drastic reversal of greying in grey and white-haired people, saw benefits to muscle mass
Epub 2021 Oct 8
[9] Whilst these effects support glycaemic control and weight reduction, they also present a nutritional challenge: reduced food intake can inadvertently lead to inadequate protein consumption