Retatrutide cured by GI issues!
I’ve (30F) had chronic diarrhea and bloating for the past 5-10 years. I’ve had tons of tests, gone to tons of dooctors who all have different theories and solutions that only slightly/temporarly work but I still get flare ups every now and then. I’m always taking water and electrolytes but still wake up feeling “hungover” from the dehydration and nutrient deficiency. I have really bad headaches and feel really weak sometimes which has also made it harder to be as active as I would like.
Anyways I also have sarcopenic obsesity (normal BMI, high body fat percentage) and have been trying to gain muscle and lose fat without much success, but I really want to get to a healthy body fat percentage to avoid insulin resistance or other health problems. I was very hesitant to try a GLP because of the known GI issues but I finally decided to try it out and counterintuitively my GI issues have disappeared. I can finally eat any type of food I want without feeling terrible afterwards.
I’ve been taking 1mg a week for the past 3 weeks and for the first time in a long time I’m no longer bloated all day and I have normal poops. I have a higher heart rate, and I’ve only lost about 0.5kg of body fat (and 1kg of water) but I feel great! I was only planning on taking this a short time to get to my target body fat percentage but I’m now reconsidering.
Has anyone had a similar experience? Does anyone know if there’s been studies on how GLPs people with chronic diarrhea and bloating?
Posted Jul 11, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC