It is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that helps regulate appetite, reduce food intake, and improve metabolic function
If your pre-semaglutide diet was high in processed foods, sugar, and refined carbohydrates, your gut bacteria are adapted to fermenting those substrates quickly
The goal is a plan you can sustain, since semaglutide manages weight while you take it and results are maintained over time rather than fixed in a single visit
This guide covers what screening looks at, why most programs require a brief medication pause before retrieval, and how to manage the overlap between stimulation and GLP-1 side effects
However, its important to be aware of possible side effects and other considerations
The exact reason is not clear, but it may be due to inflammation caused by excess fat in the body