Are my digestive symptoms more consistent with inflammation, infection, IBS, food intolerance, medication effects, or another condition
The FDA has issued explicit warnings about unapproved GLP-1 drugs marketed for weight loss, including products claiming to contain tirzepatide
Medications Containing Semaglutide Marketed for Type 2 Diabetes or Weight Loss. FDA, 31 May 2023, www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/medications-containing-semaglutide-marketed-type-2-diabetes-or-weight-loss
In participants with SIDD characteristics, the average HbA1c decreased by 13.4 mmol mol 1 in response to semaglutide, as compared with 10.5 mmol mol 1 in participants with SIRD characteristics
The enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-IV) cleaves it between the second and third residues which renders it inactive within several minutes, and explains why GLP-1 cannot be used as a drug itself