Side effects
Does Wegovy cause hiccups?
The label lists hiccups among the digestive reactions that came more often with the Wegovy injection than with placebo, without a number. Burping is clearer: 7 percent of adults on the 2.4 mg shot against under 1 percent on placebo. Both were reported most often while the dose was being raised.
The Oolite team, from the FDA labels
Sources checked Oct 27, 2026
Published Nov 11, 2026
Updated Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read
The short answer
The label lists hiccups among the digestive reactions that came more often with the Wegovy injection than with placebo, without a number. Burping is clearer: 7 percent of adults on the 2.4 mg shot against under 1 percent on placebo. Both were reported most often while the dose was being raised.
What the label says
Hiccups appear once, in the paragraph on digestive reactions of the injection (§6.1), right after the big three, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea:
From the labelOther reactions that occurred at a higher incidence among WEGOVY® injection-treated adult patients included dyspepsia, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, eructation, flatulence, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, hemorrhoids, and hiccups. These reactions were most frequently reported during dosage escalation.
That is all the label gives for hiccups: named, more frequent than on placebo, and no percentage.
Burping has a number
Eructation is the medical word for burping, and it is in the side effects table of the 2.4 mg trials: 7 percent of adults on Wegovy against under 1 percent on placebo. It is also on the short list on the first page:
From the labelMost common adverse reactions (incidence ≥5%) in adults or pediatric patients aged 12 years and older are: nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, dysesthesia, headache, fatigue, dyspepsia, dizziness, abdominal distension, eructation, hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes, flatulence, gastroenteritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and hair loss.
The same table puts its neighbors next to it: feeling bloated (abdominal distension, 7 against 5 percent), indigestion (dyspepsia, 9 against 3 percent) and reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease, 5 against 3 percent). The Medication Guide lists belching, feeling bloated and heartburn among the most common side effects, in plain words.
When it is worth a call
Most of these come in the weeks of dose escalation, and the label lists them among the common reactions. What it asks for is a call when digestion stops being a nuisance:
From the labelInstruct patients to contact their healthcare provider if they have severe or persistent gastrointestinal symptoms
The Medication Guide says it more broadly:
From the labelTalk to your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you or does not go away.
Hiccups that keep coming back day after day fit that sentence, and are worth mentioning early rather than at the next visit. Any change to the dose or the pace of the steps is decided with the prescriber.
Oolite's journal keeps how each day after the shot felt, so a week of hiccups or reflux is a dated line in the report for your prescriber, next to the dose you were on.
Questions people ask
How common are hiccups on Wegovy?
The label does not say. Hiccups are named in the text among the reactions that occurred more often on the injection, but they are not in the side effects table, which lists reactions in at least 2 percent of adults and more often than on placebo.
And burping?
It is in the table as eructation: 7 percent of adults on Wegovy 2.4 mg against under 1 percent on placebo. The Medication Guide lists belching among the most common side effects.
Will it pass?
The label says these digestive reactions were most often reported during dosage escalation, the weeks when the dose is being raised. It does not say how long each one lasts in a given person.
When should I call?
The label asks patients to contact their healthcare provider for severe or persistent gastrointestinal symptoms, and the Medication Guide for any side effect that bothers you or does not go away.
Sources
- Wegovy prescribing information, Novo Nordisk, Highlights, §5.6, §6.1 and §17, revised 06/2026 · Hiccups among other GI reactions at a higher incidence with the injection, most frequently during dosage escalation; Table 3: eructation under 1 vs 7 percent, abdominal distension 5 vs 7, dyspepsia 3 vs 9, gastroesophageal reflux disease 3 vs 5; eructation among the most common adverse reactions; contact the provider for severe or persistent GI symptoms.
- Wegovy Medication Guide, Novo Nordisk, revised 06/2026 · Belching and feeling bloated among the most common side effects; talk to your provider about any side effect that bothers you or does not go away.
Sources checked Oct 27, 2026. This page is information, not medical advice: read the medical disclaimer, and talk to your prescriber or pharmacist about your own treatment.
Written by
The Oolite team, from the FDA labels
We make Oolite. Every answer starts from the FDA prescribing information, quoted word for word, and is rewritten when a label changes.
How these pages are madeOolite
The GLP-1 tracker for the pill and the shot.
The 30 minute timer, your shot day, the level chart and the dose reminder, on iPhone, with Apple Watch to log. Free to download, then a 14-day free trial.
