{"id":145082,"date":"2023-11-15T13:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=145082"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:01:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:01:47","slug":"mum-56-who-took-ozempic-to-slim-down-for-daughters-wedding-dies-after-months-of-diarrhoea-and-vomiting-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/lifestyle\/mum-56-who-took-ozempic-to-slim-down-for-daughters-wedding-dies-after-months-of-diarrhoea-and-vomiting-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum, 56, who took Ozempic to slim down for daughter's wedding dies after months of diarrhoea and vomiting | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A MUM who took Ozempic has died after months of diarrhoea and vomiting, her devastated family have revealed.<\/p>\n
Trish Webster, 56, from Australia, was prescribed the diabetes drug off-label to help her lose weight ahead of her daughter\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n
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She lost two-and-a-half stone (16kg) on the drug and then Saxenda \u2014 another weight-loss medication \u2014 over five months, while suffering the constant symptoms.<\/p>\n
Trish collapsed with a \u201cbrown substance\u201d foaming from her mouth on January 16 and her husband did CPR on her but she died later that evening.<\/p>\n
Doctors said her cause of death was \u201cacute gastrointestinal illness\u201d and Roy believes the medications may have had a role.<\/p>\n
He told 60 Minutes Australia: \u201cShe went back a couple of times to the doctor saying she was sick and she had diarrhoea and nausea.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter was getting married and she just kept mentioning that dress that she wanted to wear.<\/p>\n \u201cShe went to the dressmaker to get the measurements. It was one big nightmare from there.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about Ozempic, he said: \u201cI never thought you could die from it. It's just awful. I didn't know that could happen to a person.<\/p>\n \u201cShe shouldn't be gone, you know? It's just not worth it, it's not worth it at all.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Ozempic, made by Novo Nordisk, is a diabetes drug that contains the active ingredient semaglutide.<\/p>\n While intended to treat diabetes initially, doctors noticed patients were starting to lose weight when on it, and some began prescribing it off-label for weight loss.<\/p>\n Previous research has shown semaglutide can help people lose nearly a fifth of their body weight after 68 weeks.<\/p>\n It works by mimicking a hormone in the body that makes people feel full quicker, reducing how much they eat.<\/p>\n However, known side effects can include gut issues like sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.<\/p>\n Trish started taking the drug after being unsuccessful with dieting and going to the gym when trying to lose weight.<\/p>\n She took it for three months before switching to Saxenda, which is also made by Novo Nordisk but contains a different drug called liraglutide that works similarly.<\/p>\n Shortages of Ozempic have seen lots of patients switching to Saxenda in Australia.<\/p>\n A Novo Nordisk spokesperson said: "Patient safety is paramount to Novo Nordisk and we work closely with the UK authorities to continuously monitor the safety profile of our medicines.<\/p>\n "Gastrointestinal (GI) events are well-known side effects of the GLP-1 class. <\/p>\n "For semaglutide, most GI side effects were mild to moderate in severity and of short duration. The gastrointestinal events led to permanent treatment discontinuation in 4.3% of patients. <\/p>\n "GLP-1s are known to cause a delay in gastric emptying, as noted in the label. Delayed gastric emptying, nausea and vomiting are listed as side effects within the SMPC."<\/p>\n They added: "We recommend patients take these medications for their approved indications and under the supervision of a healthcare professional. <\/p>\n "Treatment decisions should be made together with a healthcare provider who can evaluate the appropriateness of using a GLP-1 based on assessment of a patient\u2019s individual medical profile. <\/p>\n "We are continuously monitoring the safety profile of our products and collaborate closely with authorities to ensure patient safety, including adequate information on gastrointestinal side effects in the label."<\/p>\n<\/picture>KNOCK-OFF JABS <\/span><\/p>\n
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