Pre-operative concerns and post-operative satisfaction: comparing attitudes toward bariatric surgery and medication intervention for weight loss on Reddit.

Del Carmen GA, Patel D, Vu N, Tran A, Zaman JA

Surgical endoscopy20 Jul 2026

PMID42477216DOI10.1007/s00464-026-13149-xPepBankPUB-42477216

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In this study, Semaglutide was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. These results are not evidence about taking Semaglutide.

01HumanNot a test of Semaglutide aloneObservational studySafety outcome
In Reddit posts and comments on /r/Ozempic, gastrointestinal symptoms accounted for 20.8% of content within the community, while pain was the biggest adverse effect in the surgical communities.
In plain wordsOn the /r/Ozempic forum, stomach and gut symptoms made up 20.8% of the content. These are online user reports, not trial results.
Peptide
Semaglutide
Outcome
Not applicableGastrointestinal adverse effects in /r/Ozempic posts
Study
n: not reported in source
Outcome group
Gastrointestinal adverse events · Gastrointestinal
Measurements
Share of content with gastrointestinal adverse effects
20.8%
/r/Ozempic
Source sentences
Summary
Pain was the biggest adverse effect among surgical subreddits (24.3% within /r/GB and 16.8% /r/GS) compared to gastrointestinal (20.8%) and psychological (7.7%) symptoms in /r/Ozempic (P < 0.001).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Summary · context
We extracted the top 500 posts and all comments from three Reddit communities: /r/GastricBypass (/r/GB), /r/GastricSleeve (/r/GS), and /r/Ozempic.
In this study, Semaglutide was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Semaglutide.
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02HumanNot a test of Semaglutide aloneObservational studySafety outcome
In Reddit posts and comments on /r/Ozempic, psychological symptoms made up 7.7% of adverse-effect content.
In plain wordsOn the /r/Ozempic forum, 7.7% of adverse-effect content was about psychological symptoms. These are online user reports.
Peptide
Semaglutide
Outcome
Not applicablePsychological adverse effects in /r/Ozempic posts
Study
n: not reported in source
Outcome group
Adverse events · Mental health and mood
Measurements
Share of content with psychological adverse effects
7.7%
/r/Ozempic
Source sentences
Summary
Pain was the biggest adverse effect among surgical subreddits (24.3% within /r/GB and 16.8% /r/GS) compared to gastrointestinal (20.8%) and psychological (7.7%) symptoms in /r/Ozempic (P < 0.001).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Summary · context
We extracted the top 500 posts and all comments from three Reddit communities: /r/GastricBypass (/r/GB), /r/GastricSleeve (/r/GS), and /r/Ozempic.
In this study, Semaglutide was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Semaglutide.
Report a problemFND-4247721602

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11 Oct 2026, 00:04 UTC
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