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Whilst most digestive side effects are mild to moderate and self-limiting, there have been very rare post-marketing reports of more serious gastrointestinal complications, including gastroparesis (severe delayed gastric emptying) and intestinal obstruction, though causality has not been established
3,7,8,9 This study is not a recommendation for a particular treatment but rather an observational analysis of available data for patients prescribed semaglutide
GLP-1 receptor agonists slow gastric emptying, meaning food leaves the stomach more slowly and glucose enters the bloodstream later than usual