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Many patients combine non-surgical treatments with their ongoing GLP-1 therapy to optimize results, though realistic expectations about the degree of improvement are essential

Gastrointestinal Healing GI tissue has the fastest turnover rate in the body the intestinal epithelium replaces itself every 35 days

So we went to top experts for answersand we discovered good news, along with very important cautions if you begin losing weight rapidly with or without GLP-1s

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## What the Research Says About Missed Doses and Breaks ### The STEP 4 Study: What Happens When You Stop The STEP 4 trial, published in *JAMA* (2021), provided the most direct evidence of what happens when semaglutide is discontinued: - Participants took semaglutide for 20 weeks, then were randomized to either continue or switch to placebo - Those who continued lost an additional 7.9% body weight over the next 48 weeks - Those who switched to placebo **regained approximately two-thirds** of their lost weight within one year - Metabolic improvements (blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure) also partially reversed **Key takeaway**: Consistent dosing is essential for maintaining results