Adipose tissue functions as both insulation and an endocrine organ that influences metabolic rate
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This is accomplished because there are receptors for this hormone at the stomach, which delays gastric emptying, and in parts of the brain, which triggers a decrease in the desire to eat
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This delay is therapeutically useful it extends satiety and reduces caloric intake but it also causes the cramping, bloating, and abdominal pressure that researchers describe variously as "stomach pains on reta," "cramping on retatrutide," or simply that their "stomach hurts on reta." For the complete adverse event profile across all body systems, see our retatrutide side effects clinical data breakdown