Question: If I have taken domperidone tablet
continuously for a long time, can drug make me be intussusception?
Answer: Intussusception is a condition of the intestine which can move into the next part of the intestine. It has not known the cause of intussusception. And intusssudception is the most common cause of an intestinal obstruction in children.
Domperidone is able to increase the movement
of the intestines and stomach, used to treat nausea, vomiting, indigestion and
side effects of a drug is dry mouth, headache, migraine, cardiac arrhythmias,
larger breast, lactation increasing.
Currently, there are
no reports that domperidone causes intestinal swallow or causes
gastrointestinal disorders.
Reference:
1. Hay W, Levin M, Abzug M.
Current diagnosis & treatment pediatrics. 21st ed. The McGill- hill: 2012. p.
636.
2. Lacy CF, Armstrong LL, Goldman
MP, Lance LL., Editors. Drug Information Handbook 21st ed., Ohio ,
USA :
Lexi - Comp Inc; 2012-2013.
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