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#side-effects 2025-05-05
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- chaser_chris — severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question nobody here can tell you whether a… 18:23
- chaser_chris — the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses 19:16
- identity_shift — update on the earlier thing i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated… 21:19
- month_six_me — the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing 21:44
- split_shipment — unrelated but i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free 22:31
water first
coming back to this what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
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severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
if you have stopped enjoying food entirely and are not eating, say so, we will help you build meals
[edited]slightly off topic but dropping back a rung for a fortnight is a completely legitimate move, ask me again in a month
eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me
taste changes settled for me around week eight and never fully came back
water first, then fibre, then magnesium, then a softener, then a pharmacist. in that order
anyone get properly wiped out for a day or two after the dose
hiccups. every single time. why
sulphur burps. is there anything at all that helps
it does stop
the hiccups are real, nobody knows why, they seem to fade after a few doses
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dont push through
has anyone had a side effect that got worse at a lower dose
anyone found the fatigue lifted when they fixed their protein
has anyone had reflux specifically get worse rather than better
reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber
a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating
nobody here can tell you whether a symptom is serious. we can tell you the ones that are always worth checking
slightly off topic but nausea is usually worst somewhere in the first 24 to 72 hours after the dose and then eases
unrelated but coming back after 9 months off: do the side effects reset
it got better for me
magnesium
electrolytes made more difference to my fatigue than anything else i tried
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at, thats just me
the burps started at 10 and not before, has anyone else had that
protein
right upper side pain on and off for a week, should i be worried
powering through is how people quit entirely. reducing is how people stay on it
update on the earlier thing i had gallstones confirmed on a scan after losing quickly. slow down if you can
severe persistent pain radiating to the back, or repeated vomiting you cannot keep water down through, is not a chat question
i keep a one line note per day. it is the only way i could see the pattern
the shed usually starts month three to four and usually stops. it tracks how fast you are losing
| Step | What | Give it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | water, properly, all day | 3 days |
| 2 | soluble fibre | 4 days |
| 3 | magnesium | 3 days |
| 4 | stool softener | 3 days |
| 5 | pharmacist | now |
if a side effect is new and severe rather than familiar and annoying, that is the line
unrelated but i lost my gallbladder in 2024 and i tell people that not to frighten them but because slowing down is free
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escalation is when most of the trouble happens, not the absolute dose