Effect of Injectable Dual and Single Agonist Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Based Therapy on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity Among Patients with Obesity

Nov 26, 2025medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Effects of Single and Dual Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Treatments on Inflammatory Bowel Disease in People with Obesity

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Abstract

Use of semaglutide is associated with a reduced risk of IBD-related surgery (HR 0.33, CI 0.13-0.83).

  • No significant differences in all-cause hospitalization, IBD-hospitalization, or pancreatitis were observed between GLP-1 users and non-users.
  • Among 89 patients using tirzepatide, none required IBD-related surgery, compared to 2 matched controls.
  • Black patients using GLP-1 therapy had an increased risk of all-cause hospitalizations (HR 1.59, CI 1.11-2.29), but not IBD-related hospitalization or surgery.
  • Serum CRP levels were significantly reduced with GLP-1 use.
  • Overall, GLP-1-based therapies were well tolerated among obese patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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