The SURPASS-5 Randomized Clinical Trial
With lower estrogen, you may notice changes like: Increased fat storage around the abdomen Slower metabolism Reduced muscle mass Even if your ovaries are left intact, temporary hormonal shifts can occur while your body adjusts after surgery
Similar patterns are documented in our semaglutide plateau guide and the why am I not losing weight on semaglutide troubleshooting resource
Mark Pimentel, MD, Executive Director of the Medically Associated Science and Technology Program at Cedars-Sinai, and a leading expert on microbial overgrowths, puts it this way: Any factor that slows down the speed of flow [of food] through the small intestine has the potential to cause [bacterial] overgrowth. This is important for patients assessing their SIBO risk, because studies suggest GLP-1 signaling can inhibit aspects of the Migrating Motor Complex (MMC)
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1b), those of oxidative stress markers such as protein carbonyl, reactive oxygen species, and lipid peroxidation were elevated in the livers of HFD-fed mice compared to those of controls (Fig