Occasional constipation or diarrhea
Staying hydrated can help with both constipation and nausea, two common side effects
Taking weight loss drugs for a year can result in a loss of total body weight of 3% to 12% more than weight loss with lifestyle changes alone
"However, since these adverse events are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not possible to reliably estimate their frequency," she told Fox News Digital
The SURPASS-CVOT trial showed approximately 12% weight loss with tirzepatide compared with 5% with dulaglutide, along with nearly double the HbA1c reduction
Moreover, in the ileum and colon, active GLP-1 contents were actually 2- and 1.5-fold, respectively, higher than the stomach active GLP-1 content (Fig