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c/glp1muscle·submitted 4 months ago by u/protein_first_p

switched from 0.25mg to 2.4mg and constipation got better, not worse

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switched from 0.25mg to 2.4mg and constipation got better, not worse — a position I have arrived at slowly and would like tested. To save the first four comments: 0.25mg and 2.4mg. DEXA has a meaningful coefficient of variation, and it differs between machines and protocols. Comparing scans from different clinics…

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u/liv_dumitru42 points·4 months ago

Cosigning that protein gets harder precisely when appetite drops. That is the actual difficulty and it is logistical.

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u/protein_first_pOPnutrition0 points·4 months ago

Same DEXA machine both times?

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u/lift_heavy_thingsresistance training14 points·4 months ago

a single DEXA is a number, two is a comparison, three is a trend

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u/saskia_wojcik14 points·4 months ago

Agreed on the error margin. Quoting a DEXA to one decimal implies a precision the method does not have.

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u/protein_first_pOPnutrition2 points·4 months ago

Resistance training, and at what frequency?

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