I never had poop sweats, or vagus nerve over stimulation until I started taking GLP-1s. It only happens a few times a year, but it can ruin my whole morning. When it happens typically, for me, I am awaken really early at like 3am-6am in the morning, and have the need to poop immediately. and it's like a whole episode. It can take an hour. I sit on the toilet for like an hour, waiting for poop, and sweating/cramping/heart rate increasing/nausea. One time it wasn't too bad, it was only 30 minutes and one sweat breakout. But I've also drenched my shirt in the past.

But this morning, I think I fainted. I was sweating, moaning, wondering if this is what childbirth feels like. I was in there for like an hour. I was constipated this whole week. I think I was dehydrated yesterday. I didn't poop for like 5 days, and I don't think it all came out this morning, but most of it did. I ate pretty healthy this week, a lot of fruit, and fiber. Yesterday I ate ice cream, which was not something I normally eat.

I think it's only happened on a weekend so far. If It happened on a work day, I would probably have to call out for at least the morning. The shitting episodes leave me feeling exhausted and I want to be close to the toilet for a couple hours afterwards.

Also, I am currently only on the 2.5mg Zepbound, the lowest dosage (Since I am weaning off of GLP-1s ) I am hoping these incidents stop once I get off the medication. But before GLP-1s I was fat, pooping every day, a lot of poop, feeling messy. So I prefer upsetting shits 4 times a year vs what I was doing before.

Google says my gastrointestinal issue could have been caused by COVID. I have been trying to avoid talking to my doctor about it because I didn't want her to take away my GLP-1. So it's possible it's not related to GLP-1s at all.

Thanks for reading my shit talk. May you have smooth shits.