When you reach a stable routine, you and your clinician can discuss maintenance : continuing the medication, tapering, or transitioning to a non-medication plan
However, persistent diarrhoea may affect overall health and nutrition
Al Qassab M, Mneimneh M, Jradi A, Derbas B, Dabboussi D, Khoury Baini J, et al
A recent cross-sectional study involving 124 participants indicated that 56% of patients still exhibited elevated residual gastric contents despite halting incretin agonists for a minimum of 7 days, thus challenging the practice of discontinuing long-acting GLP-1 RAs solely for this duration prior to surgery [19]
Some patients continue GLP-1 therapy long-term at a maintenance dose to support sustained weight loss
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