GLP-1 Weight loss and IBS
Hi,
I have both IBS and ischemic colitis and I am very obese. I’m curious if anyone who also has IBS is currently taking GLP-1. And if so what side effects do you experience and how are you doing with taking the medication for weight loss. I am currently not taking GLP-1 but interested in looking into it.
Thanks for your help with my questions.
Hi
. Because IBD is an inflammatory autoimmune condition it is entirely possible that the interaction and effectiveness for GLP-1s will be different than it is for IBS. There is research finding that, for IBD, GLP-1s may be effective for weight loss, as well as potentially helping reduce intestinal inflammation, thus helping with disease activity (see: https://www.gastroendonews.com/Inflammatory-Bowel-Disease/Article/10-24/GLP-1-IBD-obesity-inflammatory-bowel-disease/75152). There is also some evidence in improvements for IBS (see: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11932899/). I want to note that we have a sister-site for IBS at https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/. You may want to check in there to see if anyone has additional insight. Wishing you the best. Richard (Team Member)
Thanks for the information Richard and thanks for taking the time to respond to my questions.
