The effects of opioids on the gut and the limitations of laxatives in the treatment of OIC

In this video, Professor Asbjørn Mohr Drewes talks about the effects of opioids on the gut and the limitations of laxatives in the treatment of OIC. Professor Drewes is a pain medicine specialist and professor of gastroenterology at Aalborg University Hospital. His research interests include: pain therapy, gastroenterology and pharmacology, including the effect of opioids on the gut, the effect of opioid antagonists, and gastrointestinal physiology and imaging.

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