Study: Patients with IBS commonly use narcotics

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 07:20 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- The study found that 18 percent of irritable bowel syndrome patients surveyed reported they were currently using narcotics. These patients reported more abdominal pain, poorer health quality, more IBS-related limitations, more hospitalizations and surgeries, and that they were more likely to use antidepressants and antacid medications.

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