While constipation is a common side effect of GLP-1s, some patients with IBS, bloating, diarrhea, or irregular digestion notice that their symptoms actually improve while on the medication
However, patient satisfaction data indicate that once weekly injections result in higher patient satisfaction compared with twice daily injections [11]
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For example, after lowering your dose to the lowest available one, you may go from taking injections weekly, to every other week, then to every three weeks
This suggested either the existence of an alternate receptor for GLP-1 and/or GLP-1(936), or receptor-independent mechanisms of action