It’s actually the opposite. GLP-1s slow down the digestive tract, so my shits are far more well formed than before. This isn’t like olestra, where excess fat caused diarrhea.
fwiw tirzepatide (likely the GIP component) cleared up my lifelong IBS within days of my first dose.
I consider it a likely lifelong medication now simply due to that night and day difference to my life. It’s extremely rare I have a day where I need to be within 5 minutes of a restroom now.
My primary care doctor mentioned this might be a side effect when I first started, and she ended up being more correct than even she expected to be.
It’s wild. I’ve never experienced burping food and tasting what I ate earlier, food just kinda rolls right through. Now, I get to really enjoy it a second time.
