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Diabetes Drug Causes Bezoar: Woman Treated with Cola

10/16/2025

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A 63-year-old woman from Massachusetts developed nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain due to a gastric bezoar.
Imaging confirmed the bezoar after over-the-counter medications failed to relieve symptoms.
She had been taking semaglutide, a diabetes medication that delays gastric emptying, which contributed to the bezoar's formation.
Treatment involved discontinuing semaglutide and giving 1.5 liters of diet cola, which dissolved the bezoar.
The woman reported relief and was discharged without further complications.

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Story summary

A 63-year-old woman from Massachusetts developed nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain due to a gastric bezoar.
Imaging confirmed the bezoar after over-the-counter medications failed to relieve symptoms.
She had been taking semaglutide, a diabetes medication that delays gastric emptying, which contributed to the bezoar's formation.
Treatment involved discontinuing semaglutide and giving 1.5 liters of diet cola, which dissolved the bezoar.
The woman reported relief and was discharged without further complications.