If you have ever had painful condition, most likely you have taken one of the opioid drugs...and some may take these drugs for chronic pain. You might know that one of the big side effects of the opioids is constipation. Image source:Flickr Recently some drugs have been developed and FDA approved for this condition. OIC (opioid induced constipation), as it's called is now a medical condition that stems from chronic opioid use. According to the drug manufacturers, the solution to the problem is...to take a second medication for a problem that's caused by the original medication! I'm sure the people reading this blog have many different opinions about this. Personally, I think that the only time chronic opioid therapy is appropriate is for people with terminal illnesses. And for them, I guess these OIC drugs are a blessing. When your lifetime is going to be shortened by a painful terminal illness, it's not unreasonable to do whatever is ne...
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