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abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
I was taken with severe diarrhea while attending the conference
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The trial found that different doses (3 mg, 12 mg and 36 mg) caused varying chances of side effects, which included diarrhea (19%, 21% and 26%), nausea (13%, 18% and 16%), dyspepsia (10%, 20% and 15%), constipation (8%, 17% and 14%) and vomiting (5%, 7% and 14%).
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Side effects were the same as those with the injectable obesity drugs — diarrhea, indigestion, constipation, nausea and vomiting.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Those experiencing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin, eye or throat irritation, allergic reactions, or breathing difficulties after exposure should seek medical attention.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Illness progresses over the next few days, with vomiting and diarrhea followed by a worsening clinical course at the end of the first week or early second week.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Side effects were the same as those with the injectable obesity drugs — diarrhea, indigestion, constipation, nausea and vomiting.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Those experiencing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin, eye or throat irritation, allergic reactions, or breathing difficulties after exposure should seek medical attention.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Illness progresses over the next few days, with vomiting and diarrhea followed by a worsening clinical course at the end of the first week or early second week.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Diarrhea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diarrhea. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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