Meet the people suing Ozempic maker for wrecking their bodies: 'I will never eat solid food again'

Meet the people suing Ozempic maker for wrecking their bodies: 'I will never eat solid food again' READ MORE: Ozempic and Wegovy linked to another serious health condition By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:32 EDT, 27 September 2024 | Updated: 12:35 EDT, 27 September 2024 e-mail 13 View comments Hundreds of Americans have jumped on a multi-state lawsuit alleging that the makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro caused life-threatening stomach paralysis. The lawsuit was filed against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, pharma giants that have raked in billions thanks to the blockbuster medicines for diabetes and obesity.

Ohio native and grandmother of seven Dana Filmore can no longer eat solid foods and has to blend her meals. Louisville’s Jacqueline Barber threw up so much she became dangerously malnourished. Tennessee oil rig worker Bob Tuttle was forced to quit his job because the stomach pain was unbearable.

And Philadelphia-born Debbie Kirtz believed she would never make it out of the hospital alive. They and many others argue in the suit that Lilly and Novo failed to warn its millions of eager customers about the very real risk of severe gastrointestinal injury , including stomach paralysis, gallbladder issues, colon removal, and more, as well as making misleading statements about the drugs’ safety. Dana Filmore of Columbus, Ohio, now subsists on a diet of protein shakes and Jell-O.

Her stomach paralysis tied to Ozempic prevents her from eating .