Managing gastrointestinal side-effects and preventing treatment discontinuation with GLP-1 therapies GI symptoms are the most common adverse effects of GLP-1 therapies, with nausea, constipation, diarrhea, and vomiting occurring in around 40 % of patients [11,[30], [31], [32]]
Getting enough protein is crucial for preventing muscle loss during weight loss
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"I think it really is important now more than ever that we figure out a way to do a better job as physicians to check in on things like side effects, on things like muscle loss, on things like, 'how are your lifestyle changes going?' to make sure that our patients are safe," Guevarra said
Some people develop bile acid diarrhoea after gallbladder removal, which may require assessment and possibly treatment with bile acid sequestrants if symptoms are troublesome
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