Family services caseworkers in Ohio brushed off a 4-year-old foster child's deadly bowel blockage as symptoms of the flu, even going so far as to threaten taking away "parental rights" from his mother ... Detroit News: FDA adds intestinal blockage to list of Ozempic side effects The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated the label for Ozempic to include intestinal blockage, or ileus, as a side effect after reports from some users.

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“Because these reactions are reported ... Mesenteric ischemia, or small bowel ischemia, involves a blockage of blood flow to the small intestine. Symptoms include pain and bloating. It often results from blood clots or atherosclerosis.

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