How Ozempic caused a disgusting side effect that left this YouTuber in ‘absolute agony’
An influencer revealed that she suffered from a ‘storm’ of diarrhea and ‘absolute pain’ while using the successful slimming drug Ozempic.
And the worst thing about it? She didn’t lose any weight.
Jaime French, a 33-year-old internet personality from St. Louis, Missouri, started in November 2022 with taking a generic form of semaglutide-the active ingredient in Ozempic-to lose weight and prevent diabetes.
“Like most overweight people, I have always had trouble losing body fat, and calorie shortages literally do not work for me, at least not in the long term,” she said in an interview. video last year.
Ms. French noted that although she exercises often, “nothing makes a measurable difference.” ‘[Ozempic] Seemed a promising solution, “she said.
But immediately after she received her first injection, she said she experienced ‘a literal cacily storm’ of diarrhea and ‘painful’ pain. ‘Ik was er vrij zeker van dat het de drug was die het veroorzaakte’, zei ze.
Jaime French, 33, started taking Ozempic in November 2022 to lose weight and prevent diabetes. However, it led to ‘agonizing’ pain and diarrhea
Ozempic is the brand name for Semaglutide, which mimics the hormone GLP-1 to suppress the appetite
The story of Mrs. French comes when people throughout the country who use Ozempic and other weight loss cures such as Wegovy and Mounjaro report a whole series of side effects, from stomach paralysis to depression and shrinking breasts.
In her, the hormonal disorder PCOS and lymphatic colitis – a form of inflammation in the colon – has also been established and she has previously had to contend with thyroid cancer.
All these factors led it to be difficult to lose weight, so her doctor finally advised her to start with the lowest dose of a generic form of Ozempic.
Only one dose led to intense attacks of diarrhea and effort to keep her intestines under control, as well as unbearable pain.
‘Als iemand van u colitis of de ziekte van Crohn of iets dergelijks heeft, kent u de absolute pijn, dat wil zeggen pijn, die dit fysiek in uw darmen veroorzaakt’, zei mevrouw French. “Well, buyer beware, because that pain has nothing to do with Ozempic.”
“I never thought it could get worse, and on Ozempic it was even worse.”
This is because the drug mimics the hormone GLP-1, which helps food stay in the stomach longer and signals to the body that it is full.
In many cases this has been associated with gastroparesis or gastric paralysis.
In addition, Ozempic may change the way the body absorbs certain nutrients, leading to diarrhea.
Ms French also had bouts of dizziness and pain near her gallbladder. “This was the reaction I had at the smallest possible dose,” she said. “It wasn’t a joke.”
Still, Ms. French assumed her body would eventually adapt, so she agreed to increase the dose after five weeks. She had not lost weight yet, although there were some positive effects:
‘Ozempic gaf me een rustige geest waarin ik nooit aan mijn calorie-inname dacht’, zei ze. “It was incredible.”
And although she suffered from insomnia for a long time, the medicine helped her sleep better, which was a bright spot.
“The good parts were good enough for me to deal with the ‘dysentery,’” Ms. French said.
Because they still had not lost ‘an ounce’, the stomach and gallbladder pain became ‘unbearable’, even by just getting out of bed and drinking water.
At the time, Mrs. French still refused to admit that Ozempic could cause her debilitating side effects. “I was just distracted and blinded by the desire to lose weight,” she said.
Even at the full 1-milligram dose, she only lost four pounds, and she couldn’t control her bowels enough to go out with friends or attend events. “I was afraid to poop in my pants,” she said.
After 17 weeks, Ms. French finally stopped taking the medication, and her symptoms resolved within two weeks.
“It really seems that this is a panacea for certain people,” she said.
“My goal here is to empathize with someone else with whom it didn’t work and to let you know that you are not the only one, because the disappointment level that this medicine did not work is of the next level.”
‘Mijn ultieme advies, denk ik, als je iemand bent die dit medicijn gaat proberen, is: vertrouw op je gevoel en weet dat je diep van binnen weet of je eerder geen symptoom had en het ontstond nadat je met het medicijn begon, laat je Not blinding by emotions. ”