read up on GHKcu for post-surgery healing—collagen production, better blood flow, less swelling. just finished my Nissen for acid reflux this week. surgeon said my visceral fat was super low compared to most, which was nice to hear during recovery.
BPC-157 oral versus injection is a real distinction. Oral form is poorly absorbed since stomach acid breaks it down - the gut healing application is a partial exception, but for systemic use injection is required. Worth knowing what you are treating before choosing.
Dropping the Tirz when the noise quiets makes sense - the GIP receptor benefit carries through Reta's triple agonism anyway. Gut tolerance tends to improve when you simplify the stack rather than running both simultaneously.
The trial data actually supports the opposite of the conventional community wisdom on timing - the GI symptom peak for tirzepatide is at initiation and with each dose increase, not at some sustained 2-4 month window. The Surmount appendix is worth reading in full because it shows the side effect curve normalizing significantly after the first few weeks at each dose level.
2 months on Reta with good results and then stopping over cost before getting a real comparison to Tirz on the GI side is a frustrating sequence. Cost per dose drops significantly with multi-dose vials. The gut issue comparison between the two is genuinely individual - some people find one cleaner than the other and some find the opposite. Which side effect were you most trying to avoid when you made the switch?