Letter: opioid usage is associated with rectal hyposensitivity in patients with opioid-induced constipation

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¹ National Bowel Research Centre and GI Physiology Unit, Blizard Institute, Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

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Paul F Vollebregt et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Feb.

. 2023 Feb;57(4):448-449.

doi: 10.1111/apt.17381.

¹ National Bowel Research Centre and GI Physiology Unit, Blizard Institute, Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

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Incidence, pathophysiology, and implications of opioid-induced constipation and suggestions for patient-provider interactions.
Cash BD. Cash BD. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 May;55 Suppl 2:S1-S7. doi: 10.1111/apt.16702. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022. PMID: 35544278 Review. No abstract available.

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