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Don’t forget about constipation with opioid treatment of chronic non-cancer pain
BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f4492 (Published 16 July 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f4492
- Alexander C Ford, senior lecturer and honorary consultant gastroenterologist1,
- Darren M Brenner, assistant professor in medicine-gastroenterology and hepatology and surgery2,
- Philip S Schoenfeld, professor of medicine3
- 1Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
- 2Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
- 3Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- alexf12399{at}yahoo.com
Freynhagen and colleagues only briefly discussed the treatment of opioid induced constipation.1 Constipation occurs in around 50% of people taking opioids.2 3 Affected patients have significantly higher rates of medical consultation and sickness related work absences, as well as …
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