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I have seen more significant [gastrointestinal] side effects with oral semaglutide than with injectable, Moreno said, noting that he wonders what differences in side effects may occur when using such high doses of semaglutide compared with [the] injectable dose. In the trial, Novo Nordisk said, the vast majority of side effects of oral semaglutide were mild to moderate and diminished over time. All GLP-1 medications are associated with side effects including nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, although not all patients experience them
10.1038/s41536-020-00106-y NPJ Regen
Interestingly, after a week-long suppression of the gut microbiota with oral broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktail, a rechallenge with oral d 9 -BB showed complete suppression of d 9 -TMAO formation in subjects, confirming gut microbiotadependent conversion of BB into TMAO (Figure 2A, open circles)
