She was finally diagnosed with PCOS and several uterine fibroids, some of which were so large it's “the equivalent to being 20 weeks pregnant, which would explain why my stomach is distended,” she says. But that felt like a dismissive, incorrect diagnosis to Prescod, who exercises regularly, eats a balanced diet and doesn’t drink alcohol. Instead, she spent a considerable amount of time over the past year making appointments with specialists to figure out what was actually wrong. “Her solution was to immediately recommend that I go on Ozempic,” Prescod tells USA TODAY, referencing the new diabetes drug known for inducing weight loss. The 34-year-old author of "Token Black Girl" visited a primary care physician about a year ago with complaints of cramping pain and weight gain in her lower belly. She says the doctor didn't take much time evaluating her concerns before diagnosing her with chronic obesity. Danielle Prescod has known for a while that something in her body was “very, very off.”
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