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The Key Insight GLP-1 constipation is a slow-transit, hard-stool problem not a failure-to-contract problem

Availability may be limited by local commissioning decisions and supply constraints, and some patients may need private prescription

Common side effectsnausea, vomiting, constipationmay be more pronounced in menopausal women due to altered GI motility from hormonal changes

This drug, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, leverages the effects of the naturally occurring satiety hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
