If you or a loved one were diagnosed with gastroparesis (stomach paralysis) after taking Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy or Rybelsus, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a gastroparesis lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of drug injury attorneys and class action lawyers is investigating potential gastroparesis lawsuit and settlement cases of individuals who were diagnosed with stomach paralysis or gastroparesis after using Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Rybelsus.
Gastroparesis (also known as stomach paralysis) is a chronic disease that affects the nerves and muscles in the stomach, interfering with the muscle activity (peristalsis), making stomach muscle contractions slower and weaker, slowing the movement of food through the stomach and small intestine and causing food not to be properly processed or emptied. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), gastroparesis is relatively rare: out of 100,000 people, about 10 men and 40 women are diagnosed with gastroparesis.
Unfortunately, a study published in JAMA, found that the use of certain diabetes or weight loss medications (i.e., GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Rybelsus) may be associated with an increased risk of developing stomach paralysis or gastroparesis.
Gastroparesis Lawsuit & Settlement Cases
Gastroparesis lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who, after taking the diabetes and/or weight loss medications Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy or Rybelsus, were diagnosed with, and received medical treatment and/or were hospitalized for, gastroparesis, stomach paralysis and other gastrointestinal problems, including the following:
- Gastroparesis
- Stomach paralysis
- Gastric paralysis
- Abdominal paralysis
- Digestive tract paralysis
- Frozen stomach
- Delayed gastric emptying
- Slow stomach emptying
- Gastric palsy
- Gastric stasis
- Gastric atony
- Gastrointestinal autonomic neuropathy
- Gastropathy
- Gastroenteritis
- Severe functional dyspepsia
- Other gastrointestinal injury lawsuit cases
Gastroparesis Signs & Symptoms
Gastroparesis signs and symptoms can potentially include:
- Food sitting in stomach for a long time
- Delayed gastric emptying
- Slow stomach emptying
- Excessive vomiting
- Excessive nausea
- Excessive bloating
- Too much belching
- Stomach pain
- Stomach ache
- Spasms of the stomach wall
- Feel nauseous like have to throw up
- Feeling full immediately after eating (early satiety)
- Feeling full for a long time after eating
- Regurgitating food
- Indigestion
- Acid reflux or heartburn
- Changes in blood sugar levels
- Lack of appetite
- Weight loss
- Malnutrition
- Constipation
- Delayed bowel movements
- Undigested pieces of food in stool
- Distended (stretched) stomach
- Dehydration
- Blood sugar fluctuations
- Bacteria growth
- Infections
- Body aches (myalgia)
- Muscle weakness
- Other gastroparesis symptoms
Procedures and tests used by gastroenterologists or internists to diagnose gastroparesis can include gastric emptying tests (e.g., a gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES) test that detects the movement of radioactive material to monitor the rate at which food leaves the stomach, a gastric motility breath test (GEBT) that can show how fast the stomach empties after consuming food, a SmartPill wireless motility capsule, etc.), an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy (to visually examine the upper digestive system, including the stomach), an abdominal ultrasound, upper GI series x-ray, MRI, and CT Scan.
Gastroparesis (Stomach Paralysis) Complications
Complications from gastroparesis can potentially include:
- Severe protein-calorie malnourishment
- Bezoars (mass of indigestible material in stomach)
- Mallory Weiss tears from retching and vomiting
- Blood sugar complications
- Surgical procedure-related complications
- Narcotic dependence and social stigma
- Recurrent hospitalizations
- Significant healthcare costs
- Lower quality of life
- Other gastroparesis complications
Gastroparesis Treatments
There is presently no cure for gastroparesis. Some treatments exist to treat symptoms and side effects. Gastroparesis treatments can include: medications to stimulate stomach muscles and nerves to allow stomach to empty, medications to control vomiting or nausea, medications to relieve pain, medications to treat heartburn, medications to manage blood sugar, gastric bypass surgery (including a partial gastrectomy to remove or close off part of the stomach and gastrojejunostomy to place a feeding tube in the small intestine (jejunostomy tube) to connect the stomach to the middle part of the small intestine (jejunum) while bypassing the first part (duodenum), surgery to place a gastric venting tube to relieve pressure, a pyloroplasty (to relax and expand the muscular valve (pylorus) at the bottom of the stomach that empties food out of it), a gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM), nutritional/diet therapy to make sure the body has sufficient nutrition and is hydrated, among other treatments.
If you or a loved one were diagnosed with gastroparesis (stomach paralysis) after taking Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Rybelsus, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a gastroparesis stomach paralysis lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a drug injury lawyer to request a free case review.
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