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Dr Gerald M Sacks Discusses Personally With Every Patient to Know Their Bowel Function

Dr Gerald M Sacks discusses personally with every patient to know their bowel function. Some of his patients are referred by other practitioners for management and treatment of the chronic pain associated with OIC. He even educates the patient and even the practitioner about the appropriate treatment.

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Dr Gerald M Sacks Discusses Personally With Every Patient to Know Their Bowel Function

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  1. Dr Gerald M Sacks Discusses Personally With Every Patient to Know Their Bowel Function

  2. Dr Gerald M Sacks Explains How Opioid Addiction Has Become a Crisis in America Dr Gerald M Sacks states that patients initially start taking these opioids as part of their prescription but end up getting addicted to them. This addiction changes them medically, biochemically, in every way. He explains that the normal course for opioids is a week to 10 days. However, if somebody intakes these opioids beyond this period, it is quite unusual.

  3. He Considers It Important to Discuss and Treat the Potential Adverse Effects of the Medications Prescribed Dr Gerald discusses personally with every patient to know their bowel function. Some of his patients are referred by other practitioners for management and treatment of the chronic pain associated with OIC. He even educates the patient and even the practitioner about the appropriate treatment. The treatment includes using over-the-counter medications, lifestyle changes, increased hydration, increased intake of fruit and vegetables, and the appropriate usage of peripherally acting µ-opioid receptor antagonists.

  4. He Emphasizes Approaching and Openly Communicating the Management of OIC With Patients According to Dr Gerald M Sacks, practitioners are not comfortable discussing it with their patients. There is a general discomfort in thinking about and discussing normal bowel function.

  5. Thank YouDr Gerald M Sacks

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