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These may include: Increased energy and motivation Improved recovery after workouts Better cognitive clarity Reduced inflammation Enhanced body composition Instead of chasing temporary results, peptide-assisted care focuses on restoring metabolic balance, which is a key factor in maintaining weight loss long term

may cause iron-deficiency anemia Nausea and vomiting particularly with stricturing disease/obstruction Urgency and tenesmus with rectal/colonic involvement Weight loss and malnutrition due to malabsorption, food avoidance, elevated metabolic demand Fever with active inflammation, abscess, or fistula Perianal disease fissures, fistulae, skin tags, abscesses Extraintestinal Manifestations Arthropathy peripheral or axial (enteropathic arthritis, M07.6x) Dermatologic: Erythema nodosum (L52), pyoderma gangrenosum, psoriasis (L40.5) Ocular: Uveitis/iritis (H20.01), episcleritis, scleritis Hepatobiliary: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (K73.2), fatty liver, cholelithiasis Metabolic: Osteopenia/osteoporosis (from steroid use and malabsorption), nephrolithiasis Hematologic: Anemia (iron deficiency, B12/folate deficiency, anemia of chronic disease) When a patient with Crohns disease is admitted with significant weight loss, malnutrition, or protein-calorie deficiency , query the provider to specify the degree of malnutrition (mild, moderate, severe protein-calorie malnutrition)
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However, the peptide is often used by athletes and bodybuilders as subcutaneous injections, in an attempt to burn fat and cut weight more easily
For a broader look at compounded options in the GLP-1 space, the compounded semaglutide guide covers similar territory for the related GLP-1 agonist