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Study quantifies injury to bowel from NSAID use.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
A study of 41 people aged 22-66 years found evidence of small-bowel injury on capsule endoscopy in 71% of those taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for at least 3 months.
By comparison, 10% of control patients not taking NSAIDs had such injuries--a highly significant difference.
While it's known that NSAIDs are associated with small-intestine injuries and may be the cause of unexplained hypoal-buminemia or anemia, the extent of the small-intestine damage had not been well characterized, according to the lead investigator, David Y. Graham, M.D., chief of gastroenterology and professor of medicine at Baylor College ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Study quantifies injury to bowel from NSAID use.(Clinical...