Massachusetts doctors used Diet Coke to help treat a rare stomach condition that developed while a 63-year-old woman was taking semaglutide, according to a Live Science report referencing a case published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 medication similar to Ozempic, commonly prescribed for Type 2 diabetes and weight management,
The woman had taken semaglutide for about a year and lost roughly 40 pounds. The month before she sought emergency care, her weight loss accelerated. At the same time, she developed persistent nausea, vomiting, reduced appetite, and burning pain in her upper abdomen and right side that radiated toward her back. She tried over-the-counter acid reflux medications without relief.
