Reta alternative for less constipation?
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@84.brig_tailor Have you taken the necessary steps already to address this? Are you eating enough? Tracking fiber and hydration. Also adding magnesium and a morning coffee.
Yes. Vegetarian diet, mostly plant based whole foods. Magnesium supplements (to the extent tolerated). Actually use soymilk to hit macro targets and stay hydrated. Checking hydration levels throughout the day (urine).
Problem partially/likely is family have redundant colon.
Also walking for several hours a week.
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Probiotic helps. IMO should be a mandatory with glps. Solaray complete is bombproof.
Also consider a course of pancragen or the oral suprefort or vitual Gastro3 plus. Imo the orals are superior to the synthetic cytogen here. Those helped me a great deal and months later still have zero issues.
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I've heard good things about Eloralintide but I HAVE NO experience with it personally.
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Reta makes you dehydrated, you will need to increase water consumption. It acts as a diuretic, which steals water from your system, so urine color is not enough to assess hydration levels.
I take 250mg of magnesium oxide every night with 8oz water before bed to help keep things moving. When I feel backed up I take 500mg. If 500 doesn’t get things moving you can take 500mg every four hours with 8oz water until you have relief. -
Is there a stack/mix that has less of an effect on bowel motility? Preferably still with the glucagon effect.
I would prefer low reta+something for old stock.
Is there a stack/mix that has less of an effect on bowel motility? Preferably still with the glucagon effect.
I would prefer low reta+something for old stock.
Hi,
Based on my limited findings, reta does make you dehydrated, and in order to compensate for that, you need water with electrolytes. such as gateorade, Liquid IV, pedialyte etcetera. Plain water wouldnt do the job. Lastly, for constipation issues, I would use an herbal fiber supplement such as psyllium husk, which is easily available on Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc.I hope you find this helpful. Thanks!
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Miralax and loads of water. I fought this fight for several months on tirz, and MiraLAX was the solution. Take it daily and forget about your constipation. All the other stuff might help but none of them on their own soled the problem.
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I've heard good things about Eloralintide but I HAVE NO experience with it personally.
Yes i am thinking of adding elora or something similar (survo? Cag?) so i can lower the reta.
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Survodutide has the glucagon portion. It's possible the GIP agonist in reta (and tirz) is responsible for some of the side effects. A quick search makes it seem the GLP portion is the biggest contributor, though.
I have constipation as well that has led to hemorrhoids. It has been by far my worst side effect of taking a GLP. I have almost quit because of it several times. Having never-ending ass pain and irritation for 24 hours a day is so miserable.
Thankfully, I have recently gotten it under control with one serving of psyllium (14g generic metamucil which equal 6g fiber) in the morning along with 300mg (3 pills) of docusate sodium stool softener (generic dulcolax, 3 pills). Then in the evening I take another serving of psyllium. Then before bed I take 17g (one cap filled to the line) of polyethylene glycol 3350 (generic Miralax). Also, I try to drink a lot (so my pee is very light yellow or almost clear). Granted, it is a lot of diet soda, but I do try to drink as much water as I can. It's hard to make yourself drink more than you want but you have to try.
I have been eating oatmeal or something with fiber for breakfast and then beans or salad or vegetables of some kind along with my lunch. Supper is usually just whatever. Sometimes it has decent fiber and other times it doesn't, like if I have pizza or something. All the supplements/miralax along with getting natural fiber from food at breakfast, lunch and usually supper has finally been what works for me lately.
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Probiotic helps. IMO should be a mandatory with glps. Solaray complete is bombproof.
Also consider a course of pancragen or the oral suprefort or vitual Gastro3 plus. Imo the orals are superior to the synthetic cytogen here. Those helped me a great deal and months later still have zero issues.
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Drink a gallon of water minimum a day. I also drink a large glass of prune juice before bed. Wake up and im ready to rock.
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