منابع مشابه
The narcotic bowel syndrome: clinical features, pathophysiology, and management.
Narcotic bowel syndrome (NBS) is a subset of opioid bowel dysfunction that is characterized by chronic or frequently recurring abdominal pain that worsens with continued or escalating dosages of narcotics. This syndrome is underrecognized and may be becoming more prevalent. In the United States this may be the result of increases in using narcotics for chronic nonmalignant painful disorders, an...
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BACKGROUND In spite of the increasing trend in opioid abusers worldwide, the prevalence of narcotic bowel syndrome (NBS) is undetermined. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of NBS and other opioid bowel dysfunction (OBD) in opioid abusers in Kerman, southeast Iran. According to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the prevalence of NBS in opioid abusers. METHODS By refe...
متن کاملA case of narcotic bowel syndrome successfully treated with clonidine.
Patients with chronic abdominal pain without an organic basis present a difficult management problem. Some of these patients may be prescribed opiates initially which may result in requiring progressively higher doses for pain relief. In this clinical setting, the suspicion of narcotic bowel syndrome should be borne in mind. With appropriate treatment and counselling, further invasive investiga...
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TO THE EDITOR: We read the recent article Farmer et al on narcotic bowel syndrome (NBS) with great interest. The authors have comprehensively described a case of NBS along with the exciting pathophysiology. It further illustrates the common vicious cycle we see in daily clinical practice: a patient with chronic abdominal pain being prescribed opiates, which further worsens the pain and thereby ...
متن کاملprevalence of narcotic bowel syndrome in opioid abusers in iran
introduction in spite of the increasing trend in opioid abusers worldwide, the prevalence of narcotic bowel syndrome (nbs) is undetermined. we aimed to estimate the prevalence of nbs and other opioid bowel dysfunction (obd) in opioid abusers in kerman, southeast iran. according to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the prevalence of nbs in opioid abusers. method by ref...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Kansas Journal of Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1948-2035
DOI: 10.17161/kjm.v4i3.11374