Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
| About medication causes: Another misdiagnosis possibility is that a particular medication or substance may be the real cause of the disease. Certain medications, chemicals, toxins or substances may possibly be underlying causes of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Side effects of medications, or exposure to toxins, chemicals, or other substances may cause a symptom or condition. Hence, they become possible underlying causes of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction but are often misdiagnosed or overlooked as a cause. For a general overview of this misdiagnosis issue, see Medication Underlying Cause Misdiagnosis. |
Medication causes list: The list of possible medications or substances mentioned in sources as possibly causing Intestinal pseudo-obstruction includes:
- Opiates
- Antidepressants
Medication causes:
Medications that affect
muscles and nerves such as opiates and antidepressants might also cause
secondary pseudo-obstruction.
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: NIDDK
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