Ozempic Meets Gut Health

Ozempic is not the devil, a lack of nutritional support is. Imagine going in for a life altering surgery like a knee reconstruction and not being provided with steps on the recovery? The reason recovery is important is to see the knee reconstruction be successful and SUSTAINABLE. It’s the same thing with Ozempic - people are being gifted these absolutely life altering weight management options but they aren’t being provided any information on how to make these results sustainable (so chances are you’ll either be back on it or you’ll do so much damage to your gut health you’ll be left with huge digestive implications).

With Ozempic we often see a reduced appetite as a side effect and there’s simply not enough time in life to go in to all the implications of what under eating does to your body - keep in mind that 70% of your immune cells live in your microbiome, and serotonin is made in the gut.

But keeping it relevant to the digestive system, you need diversity in your gut microbiome for your digestion to function healthily - specifically fibre, polyphenols, resistant starches and prebiotics. So when you restrict your diet the chances are your microbiome isn’t getting these essential resources and will shrink, making it less resilient - so this means you either commit to a life of constant restriction (which comes with a whole load of consequences and disease risks) or you lose the weight and start eating food again and you SUFFER - constipation, bloating, reflux, food sensitivities, gas….

So to wind it back, Ozempic is certainly not the devil. It is actually great and such a powerful tool for the right person but to prescribe it without an emphasis on gut health is a disservice to the patient and one that could see lifelong implications.