Prescription medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and others work by mimicking the effects of the body's natural GLP-1 hormone, helping regulate blood sugar and reduce appetite
Beta-blockers may reduce metabolic rate
Gastroparesis treatments can include: medications to stimulate stomach muscles and nerves to allow stomach to empty, medications to control vomiting or nausea, medications to relieve pain, medications to treat heartburn, medications to manage blood sugar, gastric bypass surgery (including a partial gastrectomy to remove or close off part of the stomach and gastrojejunostomy to place a feeding tube in the small intestine (jejunostomy tube) to connect the stomach to the middle part of the small intestine (jejunum) while bypassing the first part (duodenum), surgery to place a gastric venting tube to relieve pressure, a pyloroplasty (to relax and expand the muscular valve (pylorus) at the bottom of the stomach that empties food out of it), a gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM), nutritional/diet therapy to make sure the body has sufficient nutrition and is hydrated, among other treatments
GLP-1/GIP injections
Rapid weight loss can leave skin looking loose and less resilient, and collagen supplementation may support skin structure during the transition
