A healthcare provider might recommend: Topical corticosteroids: To reduce inflammation and itching
Most studies report good tolerability (mainly mild GI side effects )
Usually this works fine, because these drugs are made individually for each patient in special circumstances so it's not an issue that compounded medications are exempt from safety, quality and efficacy testing by the TGA
GLP-1 pathways will undoubtedly remain central to this narrative, but the conversation is expanding from single-target interventions to system-wide metabolic optimization. In this emerging paradigm, next-generation nutraceuticals are poised not as alternatives, but as critical enablers of a more comprehensive and inclusive approach to metabolic well-being, he adds
Semaglutide has been shown to reduce major cardiovascular events in certain adults with overweight, obesity, type 2 diabetes, or established heart disease
She says it usually only takes a few tweaks to the diet and a multivitamin specifically for bariatric patients to get on the right track.