The buzzy injectable drug for type 2 diabetics, Ozempic, has become a household name in 2023 thanks to reports that the medication can be prescribed off-label and used for significant weight loss.

On September 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added ileus—which can result in intestinal blockage—as a possible adverse event to the Ozempic label. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty ...

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare condition that occurs when you have symptoms of intestinal obstruction without anything physically blocking the intestines. It can be chronic or develop ...

The buzzy injectable drug for type 2 diabetics, Ozempic, has become a household name in 2023 thanks to reports that the medication can be prescribed off-label and used for significant weight loss.

The label now includes recent reports of blocked intestines in some people using the drug. Ozempic, and its sister drug Wegovy, used for weight loss, have recently sky rocketed in popularity. The two ...

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

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Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...