Mounjaro and abdominal pain

I’ve been on mounjaro for 9 weeks and so has my partner, I’ve not experienced this but my partner is suffering with it atm, he’s appetite has taken such a dive since starting the jabs and then 2 days ago he had a couple of slices of takeaway pizza and has had 2 days of bad pain in abdomen, day one was also getting the most horrendous sulphur burps, I’m talking clear the room, the kids are hiding from the smell, I was getting close to banishing him to his man cave 🤣
ive had bad cramps and suffered with bad diarrhoea after macaroni cheese the other week, it seems for both myself and partner that cheese may be a huge issue since starting the jabs, I can only assume it’s because we have had cheese maybe 2 times in the last 9 weeks, it’s almost as if we have got intolerant to it. Maybe you have eaten something that has had this effect, maybe the jabs aren’t for you (that would be unfortunate with how much this stuff costs) manual is a reputable company, have you contacted them to speak with the clinician? I get mine from Numan and they have an option to talk to the clinician if you have an concerns or side effects

I hope you feel better and /or symptoms pass and it works for you.

I just googled it - thyroid cancer as a side effect. Good lord. Stomach problems, pancreatitis, vision problems and gall bladder issues….

I took Saxenda (similar idea). Fine for the first couple of weeks, then the diarrhoea started, then the vomiting. I was so ill and dehydrated that I was nearly fainting every time I stood up.

Then the abdo pain started. Agonising pain in my upper abdomen. Ended up in A&E with it. Was not pancreatitis thank goodness.

I stopped it at this point. Episodes of the abdo pain continued. Until, 4 months later, I had my gallbladder removed.

They said at the operation that I had a chronic inflammation/infection of the gallbladder, as well as the gall stones. The gallstones would have already been there before I started the injections, but I’m pretty sure the injections flared it up and made it worse.

My BMI is similar to yours. It made me realise that I don’t want to lose weight enough to put myself through ill health to achieve it. An expensive and painful lesson.

I had very bad abdominal pain on day two. It was trapped air. Try massaging left to right in the area that hurts. If it makes you burp then it might just be gas.

Your diet really matters on this. Having any large meal, or anything fried/greasy or spicy or in my case lots of gassy veggies (broccoli and cabbage) can cause side effects.

I agree you should check it out to be on the safe side. The first week is the worst though.

I managed just ONE injection on Mounjaro. It gave me the worst GI symptoms, I had to take 3 days off work then the side effects lasted 3 weeks. A very expensive mistake for me.

Op just wondering, have you been following a healthy diet? I am on ozempic but if I eat an unhealthy meal I am as you describe for a few days so I eat healthier to avoid that alone.

it was pretty horrific some nights - it was middle of my stomach quite high up.

Are you on the starter dose of 2.5mg?

Never heard of it, why on earth would you carry on taking it knowing it’s making you feel awful and then expect the NHS to bail you.

Even worse you’ve seen the GP and not listened! Incredible.

Surely there are less painful ways to lose some weight OP, I have sympathy but good grief step away from the moujaro! Pancreatitis is awful.

Hi!
I was taking Mounjaro for 4 weeks and the abdominal pain was really bad. When it wasn’t hurting I felt uncomfortable all the time. I would also get really bad heartburn and sulphur burps. I really regret starting it and only continued the following weeks to see if it got better. It’s a shame as I did lose 1 stone but the side effects just wasn’t worth it for me personally

Commonest side effects of mounjaro (and all GLP drugs) are GI. You need to speak to the specialist clinic that prescribed it not your GP. Not their responsibility. Its not a primary care drug for weight loss on the NHS so why should he know.

Who prescribed it for you?