Reged: 03/31/03
Posts: 317
Loc: Aberystwyth, Wales
Here's the warning that comes with a prescription:
WARNING: Serious gastrointestinal adverse events, some fatal, have been reported with the use of LOTRONEX. These events, including ischemic colitis and serious complications of constipation, have resulted in hospitalization, blood transfusion, surgery, and death.
Ischemic colitis is the lack of blood flow to the large intestine, which according to my mother will start killing the tissue. It generally gets (or can get) progressively worse from there on in (like gangrene of the bowel ). Here's a link with more info: Ischemic Colitus
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Warning on the Bottle
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