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.