Reactions to Fried Foods While on Tirzepatide and Retatrutide

That is one of the main things they warn against eating. It can get serious enough to need hospital care. Alcohol is probably even riskier. Still, the outcome depends on the quantity. I figured a few wings would be fine. Ended up with stomach trouble that lasted a full day.

Almost a year on tirz and I still have not touched anything fried. The smell alone makes me queasy. I once collected an order from a place heavy on fries and had to hold back from gagging just from the air. I really appreciate what tirz does.

There is little reason to expect fatty food to move glucose or insulin much, and protein usually has almost no glycemic effect. The symptoms sound more like a response to fat itself, possibly nausea or gallstone-type discomfort without the actual pain, both of which are common on these drugs. Large or fatty meals are usually discouraged mainly to limit nausea. I have avoided high-fat eating for years now and feel no pull toward it on GLP-1s.

The first two months brought gut pain and constant bloating. Whey protein seemed to make it worse. Fatty meals left me queasy at times. Once I added Reta in month three, the indigestion, bloating, and slow digestion all disappeared and have stayed gone through month five.

I read that fatty or fried meals can set off a vagal response that produces the same signs as low blood sugar: sweating, dizziness, followed by panic.

A hefty serving of oily meals that lingers undigested in the belly can trigger the vagus nerve into action. The resulting excess parasympathetic activity brings on sudden feelings of faintness, sickness, sweat, and palpitations in the heart right after finishing a meal.

A friend who started at over 350 pounds had his birthday three weeks in. His wife cooked chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes. He ate two servings and suffered badly with stomach upset afterward. I tell people these drugs push you toward cleaner eating.

That actually lines up well as an explanation for the reaction.

In a way it is helpful. I did not need that food anyway and now I cannot eat it. Works out well.

I had just said fatty foods were not bothering me. Then I ordered a very fatty burger, ate half, and felt mildly queasy. I had only intended to eat half, and apparently my stomach agreed.

You either change how you eat or you end up stopping the shots. Sorry that happened. Hopefully it serves as a lesson. I am a slow learner myself and paid the price multiple times with both fried food and alcohol. Early on I sometimes got away with it, but now I do not take the chance.

I can still handle fatty foods, ice cream, and alcohol, just in smaller amounts. Reactions are not the same for everyone. If a couple of fries made me sick I would probably quit these drugs quickly.

I have not had anything fried since starting, but even a meal high in fat leaves me a bit nauseated so I stop after a few bites.

People have varying reactions... fried foods just don't work for me at all. Once I tried some battered fish and ended up heaving over the toilet for thirty minutes 🤢 Recently I enjoyed some grilled pork ribs, they tasted amazing... yet I suffered afterward, though without throwing up. Booze affects me likewise, though I rarely drank much before, perhaps just a few times annually. Now even one causes a quick high, and a second would likely lead to illness. On the bright side, the items I skip these days were unhealthy to begin with. These days I stick to foods harvested from soil, plants or by hunting... plus cheese now and then.