constipation

Bhatia sees microdosing as an option for clients who come to her office with the goal of losing 20 pounds or less or patients who have proved to be sensitive to the side effects of GLP-1, which include nausea, constipation, lack of energy and diarrhea.

It affects nearly one in three women by age 60 and can be caused by things like repeated heavy straining and chronic constipation.

"The most common thing that we're seeing is anything related to the gut. So diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, people not being able to eat, getting very dehydrated as a result of that."

The most common side-effects include feeling sick, vomiting, bloating, constipation and diarrhoea.

The most common side-effects are feeling sick, vomiting, bloating, constipation and diarrhoea.