It has long been recognized that opiates affect gastrointestinal motility. These effects, known as opioid bowel (or gastrointestinal) dysfunction are manifest as constipation, nausea, bloating, ileum and sometimes pain. When pain is the predominant symptom, the condition has been termed narcotic bowel syndrome. NBS is characterized by the progressive and somewhat paradoxical increase in abdominal pain despite continued or escalating dosages of narcotics prescribed in an effort to relieve the pain.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:49:02 +0000
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