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NSAIDs provoke severe acute diarrhoea
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Serious intestinal upsets from taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more widespread than generally recognised, according to a prospective case-crossover study. The next step, the authors say, is to see whether this milder disease shows intestinal lesions indicating colitis.
The relative risk of severe, acute diarrhoea increased roughly …