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Plaintiffs in the litigation report experiencing these specific digestive system complications: Gastroparesis (stomach paralysis): The most common injury alleged in lawsuits, this condition involves partial or complete paralysis of stomach muscles that prevents proper digestion and can persist even after discontinuing medication Ileus (intestinal blockage): Added to FDA warning labels in September 2023 after post-marketing reports, this condition stops intestinal movement and can lead to life-threatening complications including infection and tissue death Intestinal obstruction and pseudo-obstruction: Physical or functional blockages requiring emergency hospitalization and often surgical intervention to prevent bowel perforation Chronic severe symptoms: Persistent vomiting, uncontrollable nausea, dangerous dehydration requiring IV fluids, and electrolyte imbalances necessitating repeated emergency department visits The FDAs decision to update warning labels demonstrates growing concern about these complications

Zinc dysregulation within the endolysosomal system also intersects with cancer biology: the alcohol-deterrent and emerging anticancer agent disulfiram disrupts endolysosomal structure and raises intraluminal zinc in breast cancer cells, implicating zinc dysregulation in its cytotoxicity and suggesting that extracellular zinc availability modulates its efficacy 169

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