An expert has revealed a very uncomfortable side effect people using Mounjaro or other similar weight loss injections could face.
GLP-1 drugs such a Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy, have exploded in use in recent months after initially being created to help people with diabetes control their blood sugar levels.
The weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) injections can also help with weight loss, by helping people feel fuller by mimicking a natural hormone released after eating.
However, they're not a quick fix and should only be used when medically indicated - and can come with a host of side-effects, too.
A nurse called Charlene has revealed one such unpleasant side-effect people should be aware of.
She warned that people often experience sulfur burps - which are just as gross as they sound.
Charlene explained: "Basically, with a GLP-1 medication, it slows your digestion. So when your digestion is slowed, food that you consumed is sitting in your stomach for a bit longer, and sometimes that can produce gases, and they have to come up.
"So you end up burping gases from old food and it can be quite nasty and smell quite eggy, not very nice."
She recommended carrying some heartburn medication and some strong mints, as she revealed from personal experience that the sulfur burps tend to last "a day or two" after her injection.
Charlene also recommended finding out which foods trigger your sulfur burps, as heavier foods can seemingly worsen her symptoms, and eating more slowly and chewing your food thoroughly can also help prevent them.
Sitting upright for "at least half an hour to an hour" after eating, staying well hydrated, and going for a walk can also help food move through the digestive tract more efficiently.
However, sulfur burps aren't the only side-effect of weight-loss medication, as some people have been complaining of "Ozempic butt".
The rapid weight loss caused by the medication is transforming butts, faces, and even boobs in unexpected (and unwanted) ways.
Jess Loren, 39, shared her experience with the New York Post after dropping over 75lb with Ozempic: “My dad said, ‘You don’t have a butt anymore.’ I try on bathing suits and I’ve got 'ghost a**,' or what people online call 'Ozempic butt.'”
It’s not an officially listed side-effect, but rapid weight loss can cause skin in once-plump areas to sag. And butts aren’t the only victims.
People have also complained of ‘Ozempic face,’ where cheeks hollow out and eyes look sunken, meaning people can sometimes look gaunt and older than they actually are.
Dr. Iman Saleh, Director of Obesity Medicine at South Shore University Hospital, explained to PEOPLE: “The faces are saggy, they lose their fat content in their face, there are increased wrinkles.
"Some people look a little bit more aged. People have noticed that there's more hollowing around their eyes because of the loss of the texture or the fat content that is in the face.”
In order to counteract the effects, Salah recommends: “Increase of protein in their diet is very important. Increase of exercise, resistance bands. In terms of the buttocks, [do] more squats, more to increase muscle to compensate really for the fat loss.”
In case you need a more visual idea of what Ozempic does, then Zack D. Films is the man for you.
As he put it in his now-viral simulation: “Once Ozempic is in your bloodstream, it activates the parts of the brain that make you feel full, reducing your appetite. It also stabilises your blood sugar, stopping sudden cravings.
"Then it slows down how fast your stomach empties food, which keeps you feeling full for longer after a meal. This causes you to lose weight as you eat less. But it can make some people feel sick and even give them diarrhoea.”