Black people taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) have poor bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy, which can compromise the accuracy of diagnosis and impede therapeutic efficacy. The findings were presented at ACG 2024. “(GLP-1RA) have become a very popular class of medications for the management of diabetes and obesity but have a known side effect of slowing gastric motility. Studies have shown decreased bowel preparation quality with GLP-1RA usage, however these studies predominantly involved White patients,” the researchers noted. ...
Disparities in Colorectal Cancer
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