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Shima Hadidchi, MD and her team offer exceptional care for patients considering oral semaglutide and other advanced weight-loss treatments: 1
High-risk features at baseline: Prior symptomatic gallstones or biliary colic Existing asymptomatic stones on prior imaging Obesity (BMI 35), particularly in female patients over 40 Rapid prior weight loss history Crohn's disease or terminal ileal resection (impairs bile salt reabsorption) Family history of cholelithiasis Patients with prior symptomatic gallstones should discuss prophylactic cholecystectomy with a surgeon before starting semaglutide, or at minimum have a baseline ultrasound documented in the chart
This extra amount of medicine might increase its strength in your body for a little while
Phase 3 Trial of Semaglutide in Metabolic DysfunctionAssociated Steatohepatitis
For the overwhelming majority of patients for whom these drugs are targeted (those with the most severe forms of obesity), the benefits of weight loss far outweigh the risks.