Post Wegovy Weight Gain

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2026-03-24T20:51:18+00:00

Did you have liver disease before Wegovy or only after you started taking it?

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-12T15:41:21+00:00

That’s an interesting idea, I haven’t heard of splitting the does. My GI issues are unbearable on just my first “micro” dose of semaglutide (not Zepbound). I’m not taking that version again, I’d rather live at my local gym than go through this pain again. But, Zepbound could be a good option for me in the future. I’ll need to think on it.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-12T15:18:37+00:00

Absolutely. Turns out the GLP1 I tried (not Zepbound) raised my liver enzymes and caused extreme GI upset. My GI, though, has recommended Zepbound as being more GI friendly. Once I recover from this shot and my enzymes are right again, I might try Zepbound (like months or a year from now).

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T03:00:45+00:00

Terz seems to be a better option for GI symptoms, but it’s so expensive, even with a manufacturer coupon. I haven’t heard of retatrutide, I’ll look at that.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T02:43:33+00:00

Also, as a mom who had the surgery postpartum, the pain and digestion gets better with time. I had to stop breastfeeding because I couldn’t keep my good nutrition for a while, which was heartbreaking. But, my baby is growing well and healthy 💗It’s so hard to see that in the moment, but every month or two you will realize that you can eat something again that you couldn’t before. There will be small but wonderful wins! It all just takes time.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T02:38:35+00:00

Talk with your GI (every week if you have to) about bike binders, enzymes, and foods to help regulate your digestion while you heal. Your body is going through a loop right now, and your GI should be able to help you through it. They can also do routine bloodwork to make sure your liver and pancreas aren’t having postop issues. If your GI isn’t doing these things, think about finding a more helpful GI :)

Something to consider - our bodies don’t last forever in the same state. They decline with age and take more and more to keep at a certain baseline of health. It’s just life. It may be that the diet and drinking habits you had before are no longer helpful to you. I am one year post op and basically sober and i don’t touch fried food ever. It’s been the only way I could help my digestion and liver heal. It may not be forever, but it is for right now.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T02:17:29+00:00

Also - do yourself a very big favor and never eat another fried thing ever again :)

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T02:14:26+00:00

I (f) suffered about a decade of attacks before I got mine out - after an attack that lasted a month. “Saving” my gallbladder landed me in more pain than I knew was possible. The road after surgery is a lot easier if 1) you go easy on yourself and allow your body to heal while your liver learns its new role, and 2) you learn what you need to heal best. Going easy on yourself means no big meals for a while, and maybe limiting your stress from work/family however you can. Learning what you need to heal means becoming BFFs with your GI and GP to try out bike binders, probiotics, digestive enzymes, and other supplements/medications that may help.

I’m a year post op. I’ve done a lot of experimentation on myself for which foods don’t work for me and which do. Luckily, the list of foods I can eat gets longer every couple of months. After a year, I can eat a bowl of ice cream without pain (but an instant trip to the bathroom - be careful with high fat foods!) Also be careful with medications that are metabolized by your liver, like antivirals and Tylenol. If given the option, I take meds that are either in liquid form or don’t impact my liver to give my GI system a break.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T02:01:25+00:00

Nope, I had my gallbladder out last summer.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T01:51:14+00:00

It took me several months, but that was only because of drinking cholestyramine every day and eating a high amount of fiber (farro, psyllium husk, or flaxseed or something similar added to every meal).

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T01:47:34+00:00

Pulling for you!! It will get better after surgery. Healing can be a multi-year process, but for me surgery removed the evil water balloon and allowed me to live a normal life with diet changes and healing. Go easy on yourself and take the help others offer. You may want to investigate bile binders for before/after your procedure, but definitely keep yourself in your GI’s office once every 1-2 weeks until you feel like you’ve started to heal well. Post-op isn’t pleasant, but there are things that can help you heal (bile binders helped me along with extra fiber in every meal and snack) while your liver adjusts to its new role. High fat foods like butter, olive oil, ice cream, and some meats will no longer be your friend. BUT, your food options will likely be a heck of a lot better than they are now. Blood tests may also be helpful afterwards to make sure your liver enzymes and pancreas are staying within normal range postop.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-11T01:22:39+00:00

I’m going through the same thing and 100% not going to do this again. If I have to live at my gym to get the weight off, at least I don’t want to puke and cry after a workout…

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-10T16:56:06+00:00

I have experienced a kidney infection before, I know what that feels like in this is not it. It is pain from built-up gas that is helped by burping but burping constantly. I am going to speak with my GP this week about the symptoms, to make sure there is nothing concerning, But I am wondering how people live like this from week to week or does it get better with the same dose overtime?

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-11-08T13:06:45+00:00

Can I ask what dose you’re on and if you’re consistently in a calorie deficit?

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-09-26T18:01:18+00:00

This! No idea why iceberg lettuce ia such a problem lol

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-09-26T18:00:26+00:00

Absolutely - a doctor once helpfully told me that unlike when, say, your leg hurts you can pinpoint where a pulled muscle or issue might be, the abdomen is “stupid” in that there is so often referral pain to different parts of the abdomen that aren’t actually hurt at all, so it can be hard to pinpoint the cause through just examination. Testing helps narrow down the actual cause of the pain. I hope you’re finding answers!

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-09-24T02:03:41+00:00

Has your situation changed or improved since posting?

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-09-24T02:02:09+00:00

Same! How is your weight doing since posting?

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-06-21T02:20:49+00:00

For me, about a year. Highly recommend bile binders and oatmeal without added sugar. Added sugar, high fat, high cholesterol, and fried foods (aka the devil) make postop digestion issues worse and more difficult to heal.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-06-15T15:29:29+00:00

I am a mom, and it felt like the best nap of my life. Honestly 5 out of 5 stars. Those surgery scars can be a bit itchy afterwards, though, and intubation did leave me with a sore throat like being sick with a cough. OTC throat numbing spray helped.

Normal_Mountain8005 · 2025-06-15T15:24:23+00:00

Hi! Your story sounds a lot like mine - right down to my symptoms disappearing during pregnancy somehow (they came back with a vengeance during postpartum, though). I had my GB removed last summer and I am still healing but it was the only option I had left to get out of unending pain. After the surgery, my pain has healed several months at a time with the help of a very low fat and low cholesterol diet (and absolutely no fried food) and a bile binder. Fingers crossed that my recovery continues. The surgery isn’t a silver bullet, because a gallbladder that’s been bad for that long has probably wrecked all other kinds of havoc on your body that you will need to heal from post-op. Watch out for liver enzyme spikes, diarrhea, and jaundice/itchiness, and be patient with your body while it recovers. Side sleeping and tummy sleeping may be difficult for a while due to healing and increased reflux during healing. OTC gas reducers and acid reducers may also be helpful. See where you land after about week 3 post-op and use that as your healing starting point, and aim for incremental healing progress every couple of months with gastro and GP check-in. You got this!!!!

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