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Best Laxative to Take with Ozempic: UK Clinical Guidance Ozempic (semaglutide), a GLP-1 receptor agonist used for type 2 diabetes and weight management, commonly causes constipation by slowing gastrointestinal motility

Once-weekly 2.4mg semaglutide led to a 12.7 kg (~28 lb) weight loss over placebo in the pivotal Phase 3 trial (NCT03548935)

results varied across dose groups and this context is important when interpreting the data GI side effects were the most common adverse events, consistent with the GLP-1 class, and were predominantly mild to moderate in severity, declining over time Small increases in heart rate and gallbladder-related events were also observed, consistent with class effects The trial was of limited duration

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