Hacks Star Megan Stalter Shares Candid Thoughts on Using Ozempic: ‘I’d Rather Be 500 Lbs. Than Be S—— All Day’

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  1. >Megan Stalter says there is one reason why she has no intention of trying Ozempic, the type 2 diabetes drug that many have also used for weight loss.

    >In a round of the podcast’s titular game, Katya, 42, asked Stalter what she thinks about people who “lie about using Ozempic,” which prompted the star to respond that she thinks people are fooling themselves if they think they can hide their use of the drug.

    >”Let’s just say the trips to the bathroom would say otherwise, okay? We know if you’re on it because you’re s——- your pants,” she said. “How is that hotter than being fat? That is insane to me. That is crazy.”

    >”I would rather be 500 lbs. than s——- all day. That’s so gross,” the comedian added.

  4. That’s not how Ozempic works lol. I have family on it and it actually slows down the digestion process and can cause constipation.

  5. One of the reasons I was excited to go on a semaglutide was hearing all the diarrhea stories, since I’m chronically constipated. Guess what another side effect is? Constipation. 😭

  7. Zepbound here. 40 lbs down and no side effects other than not obsessing over food. Just wish insurance would pay for it…

  8. I’d rather have an informed opinion on what the drug actually does than to make medical decisions based off inaccurate rumors.

    If you don’t want to take it, don’t. But don’t go off spreading misinformation.

  9. I’ve been on it for 6 months now. I’d kill for a round or two of diarrhea lol.

  10. I think if you were eating enough to weigh 500lbs you’d already be shitting all day.

  11. When I was on antibiotics for acne, I was shitting all day (led me to being the skinniest I’ve ever been). But it was pretty miserable. 

  12. Wait till she sees the side effects of being 500 lbs. what a ignorant fool.

  13. Or she could just refrain from talking about what she doesn’t know, there’s a start

  15. So dumb. It’s truly weird how people (not on the med) want to misrepresent it. Props to Amy Schumer who actually has an informed reason for not taking it.

  16. People magazine is using the grinder YouTube show as a source? Love that. 

  17. Hollywood is literally the Ozempic capital of the US. These people are in the industry, and they have eyeballs. People aren’t taking it for actual medical reasons. It’s the gaunt, heroin chic throwback. It’s not meant to be for a stubborn 10 lbs. But that’s what people in Hollywood are doing. They’re not joking about your honest medical journey. These aren’t mean-spirited people. The irony is that the person who wrote the “article” is probably on Ozempic for not medical reasons and is mad to be the butt of the joke. Relax.

  18. I’d actually be fine with a more regular schedule again 😉

  19. Not real sure where she gets her health advice, Ozempic (and others) constipate the absolute bejesus out of you.

    You FEEL like you want to shit yourself all the time, but you do not. You WANT to shit yourself all the time to make it stop being uncomfortable, but it does not happen. That is how the drug works. It removes your appetite and locks up your bowels and you just don’t eat or shit as much because (I guess) if your bowels are backed up, it makes you feel nauseous and/or full.

  20. You’re mainly shitting because you’re eating greasy or fried food 😬

    But yes, some ppl still get diarrhea no matter what they eat.

  21. Ozempic doesn’t give everyone diarrhea. I’ve been on it for months and had no issues.

  24. I’m reading this sitting on the toilet for the fifth time today; I’ve been on Zepbound for four weeks.

    First, it was BRUTAL nausea and vomiting for the first two weeks, then constipation the third week, and now diarrhea the past week. I’m part of the “exceptional-in-the-worst-way” minority with pretty severe gastrointestinal side effects.

    My dad’s been on it about a month longer than me and he’s mostly constipated but otherwise totally fine. No nausea, and he only had diarrhea at the very beginning when his system got flushed out.

    My dad and I have almost identical health issues (i.e., difficulty with weight, high blood pressure, adhd, sinus problems…I could go on), but I’ve had really bad side effects and he hasn’t; goes to show the unpredictability of drugs and how they’ll interact with your unique biochemistry.

    But the damn thing works. I’ve lost 12 lbs in 4 weeks (after 2 years of trying to lose almost 50 lbs of baby weight), and my dopamine addictions are almost completely gone. Not just snacking, but weed, shopping, sweets, soda, and even doomscrolling. I know the science behind the GLP-1 drugs, but I never could’ve imagined how quickly and thoroughly it killed my appetite for addictive behavior IRL. I know it’s an off-label benefit, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it eventually gets approved for treating addictions.

  25. Very easy to say that until you’re actually 500lb and you have no life at all. Turns out shitting all day is actually highly preferable.

    Source: got up closer to 400 than not. And I’m tall. Ruined just about everything about my life. Had bariatric surgery and now I tear my asshole basically every time I have to poop. Guess what? HIGHLY preferable. A way better life.

  26. My main side effect from Saxenda was throwing up to the point where I had to go on Zofran, but then my insurance stopped covering all the injectable weight loss drugs so it’s not an issue for me currently given I can’t afford it.

  27. I was prescribed it debit the side effect of constipation. No doctor can figure out why I have had chronic diarrhea for 22’years. It has helped, a lot.

    P.S.
    Headed to Mayo Clinic in a few days to see if they can help me.

  28. I had diarrhea at first. It lasted a couple of weeks. Then I was constipated. The rest of the time. .

  30. A disabled and morbidly obese friend had the one in a million side effect that paralyzed his stomach, so now he’s on a fluid only diet. They took him off it for months to see if it would reverse the stomach issue, but the speed of his stomach contents passing through didn’t change. He’s back on Ozempic because he needs it to lose the excess mass and has no regrets.

  31. I’m the opposite. I lost over 200lbs on Wegovy. I was sick (nausea, vomiting) probably 60% of the year that I was on it. I wouldn’t trade it for anything because I finally conquered my food addiction.

  32. Speaking as someone who is well on the way to being morbidly obese, she is talking absolute shit here.

  33. I would way rather shit 10 times a day than weigh 500lbs, da hell is she talking about?

    You wouldn’t hate pooping if you don’t weight 500lbs and can actually wipe your ass without a stick

  35. ozemp does the opposite lol. you just gotta take magnesium citrate daily on ozemp and your poops will be fine

  36. It’s more like puking all day, but I understand the idea.

  37. I thought it doesn’t work like that and just suppressed hunger.

  38. On a healthy whole foods plant based diet, I often crap 3x a day. And fart a lot.

    Beats sh#tting 3x a week.

  39. I took mounjaro and only dealt with minor constipation, no diarrhea at all. Also lost 170 lbs (not all lost from the meds but most) which has been pretty cool

  40. There’s no way she’s serious.

    Nobody wants to be 500 pounds. 🛑 stop

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