Cannabis With Ozempic, Wegovy, Other Weight-Loss Drugs: Here’s What You Need To Know If You’re Combining Them
A new study found that the interaction between cannabis and popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy can have an impact on a common test known as a gastric emptying scan, used to evaluate patients with gastrointestinal complaints.
With the increased popularity of weight-loss treatments and cannabis consumption, physicians need to be more aware of their side effects when performing gastric emptying scans, according to research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
What’s It All About?
While past research suggested cannabis can slow gut movement, recent findings indicate potential benefits for patients with gastroparesis, which is a condition that affects the normal spontaneous movement of the muscles in your stomach, essentially slowing or stopping food …