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Bloating on a GLP-1 can make you feel full for hours after a small meal, which is the drug's main effect showing up as a side effect.
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Slower stomach emptying keeps food in place longer, and slower gut movement lets gas build up.
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Bloating is most common early in treatment and after dose steps, similar to other stomach side effects that were mostly mild to moderate in…
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Keep meals small and eat slowly.
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Limit carbonated drinks and gum, which add swallowed air.
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A hard, swollen belly with severe pain.
A tight, swollen belly feeling is listed in GLP-1 label tables as abdominal distension. It is usually linked to slower digestion, gas and constipation.
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