'I lost an organ and couldn't walk after weight loss jabs turned my tongue black'

'I lost an organ and couldn't walk after weight loss jabs turned my tongue black'Sarah-Jayne Crawford turned to Wegovy to lose weight ahead of her wedding, but experienced a terrifying complication that resulted in emergency surgeryCommentsNewsGemma Strong Features Writer and George Jones15:10, 14 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesSarah-Jayne Crawford's tongue turned black after she started taking Wegovy in August 2025(Image: Sarah-Jayne Crawford / SWNS)A woman who turned to weight loss jabs ahead of her wedding day has issued a urgent warning after her tongue turned black and she was forced to have an organ removed.‌Sarah-Jayne Crawford, 32, started taking Wegovy in August 2024 when she weighed 19 stone 9 lbs and was a UK size 20. She was due to talk down the aisle in November 2025, and paid £199 through an online pharmacy for a month's supply of the jabs with an entry-level dosage of 0.25mg.‌Over the following weeks, Sarah-Jayne paid a further £350 on Wegovy and upped her dose to 1mg. But after 12 weeks on the jabs, she started experiencing "episodes of intense pain" in her upper stomach and "bouts of vomiting". That quickly progressed to an "excruciating" trapped wind sensation and she was left bed bound. Within a 24-hour period, the mum was shocked to discover that her tongue had turned black.‌READ MORE: 'I nearly died after mixing weight loss jab with alcohol - I'd rather be overweight'READ MORE: 'I lost 9 stone after being bullied for my weight and I didn’t use jabs'View 5 ImagesSarah-Jayne's tongue turned black after she started taking Wegovy(Image: Sarah-Jayne Crawford / SWNS)Spicy foods, peppers and onions left her in agony and she suffered severe mouth pain along with foul "egg-smelling" sulphur burps. "At the start, everything seemed fine," she said. "My appetite slowly disappeared and I felt great for the wedding. But I wasn't noticing a huge amount of c...