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What is Trulicity?
Trulicity is an injectable medication used for people 10 years and older with Type 2 diabetes. The drug is injected once a week to help lower blood sugar.
Trulicity is not approved for weight loss; however, people using the medication often experience weight loss because of how the drug works.
Trulicity is manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly, and was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 18, 2014.
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Lawsuit Claims Diabetes Drugs Caused Stomach Paralysis
In August 2023, a lawsuit was filed against the makers of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide), type 2 diabetes drugs in the same class as Trulicity, claiming the medications increase “the risk of developing severe gastrointestinal issues, including gastroparesis.”
The complaint was entered on behalf of a diabetic woman from Louisiana who alleges that Novo Nordisk—the makers of Ozempic—and Eli Lilly, the makers of Mounjaro, failed to provide adequate warnings regarding severe stomach problems associated with the use of the drugs.
According to the lawsuit, Plaintiff Jaclyn Bjorklund was "severely injured" after taking Ozempic and Mounjaro for more than a year at the direction of her physician.
Bjorklund claims she experienced “severe vomiting, stomach pain, gastrointestinal burning, being hospitalized for stomach issues on several occasions including visits to the emergency room, [and] teeth falling out due to excessive vomiting, requiring additional medications to alleviate her excessive vomiting, and throwing up whole food hours after eating,” according to the lawsuit.
What is Stomach Paralysis?
Stomach paralysis, also called gastroparesis or delayed stomach emptying, affects the movement of food even though there isn’t a blockage in the small intestine or stomach. It usually takes 6 to 8 hours for food to pass from the stomach to the small intestine, but in patients with gastroparesis, the digestion process is prolonged significantly.
Gastroparesis Symptoms
Symptoms of stomach paralysis typically include varying degrees of:
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Abdominal bloating
- Abdominal pain
- A feeling of fullness after eating just a few bites
- Vomiting undigested food eaten a few hours earlier
- Acid reflux
- Changes in blood sugar levels
- Lack of appetite
- Weight loss/malnutrition
How Can Trulicity Cause Stomach Paralysis?
A study published in the Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology [1.] examined how liraglutide -- another diabetes drug in the same class as Trulicity -- affected digestion. For the study, test subjects were given either liraglutide or a placebo for 5 weeks and then ate a meal with a radioactive tracer so researchers could see how long the food stayed in their stomachs.
The researchers found that it took those participants who used liraglutide 70 minutes for half their food to leave their stomachs compared to 4 minutes in the control group, a drastic slow in digestion. In some participants taking liraglutide, it took up to 2.5 hours for half the meal to leave their stomachs.
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Again, if you or a loved one suffered from stomach paralysis or another injury after taking Trulicity or another weight loss medication, you should contact our law firm immediately. Consumers may be entitled to a settlement by filing a lawsuit, and our lawyers can help you receive fair compensation.
