Common Reflux Triggers on GLP-1s Very spicy foods chilli-heavy dishes, hot sauce, curry with high capsaicin content Tomato-based sauces pasta sauce, pizza sauce, tomato soup (particularly on an empty stomach) Citrus fruits and juices oranges, grapefruit, orange juice Chocolate relaxes the lower oesophageal sphincter Peppermint including peppermint tea (also relaxes the LES) Carbonated beverages even sugar-free ones increase pressure and reflux Coffee, particularly on an empty stomach combines acid stimulation with LES relaxation Onions and garlic in large quantities some patients report significant reactions What to eat instead: Mild-flavour proteins, cooked vegetables (steamed, roasted), plain yoghurt, oats, bananas, ginger tea (actually helps reduce nausea)
Reduced inflammation: Perhaps the most compelling mechanism: The SELECT trial showed dramatic early drops in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP -a systemic marker of inflammation), well before meaningful weight loss
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The nicotin in the name is vitamin B3 etymology and bears no relationship to nicotine, a clarification I make at the start of every consult
All three are GHRPs acting through the ghrelin receptor to stimulate pituitary GH release, but their side-hormone profiles differ significantly
The characteristics of the study children and adolescents were listed in Table 1