semaglutide gi bleed 🇬🇧 Perioperative Management of New Popular Agents: GLP-1 Agonists (GLP-1 RA: semaglutide, tirzepatide) These drugs delay gastric emptying → patients may have a “full stomach” despite fasting This increases risk of regurgitation What Is Ozempic? - ADH

Symptoms include sudden leg pain or swelling, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and sudden dizziness

Also, for this medication to work, it must be taken away from food and water

They are small enough to carry on a plane (TSA allows injectable medications and associated supplies through security)

People on the highest doses of Wegovy ( 2.4 mg , injected weekly), Ozempic ( 2 mg , injected weekly), and Rybelsus ( 14 mg , taken orally daily) tend to experience semaglutide constipation more often than those on lower doses

"GLP-1 agonists may reshape the gut microbiome"

Starting with a lower dose and gradually increasing it, as prescribed, helps minimise these symptoms