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I started concerta for adhd & it has somehow also relieved my combination constipation/diarrhea ibs. how?

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

Specializes in General Practice

Most interesting: My speculation: your sympathomimetic (adrenaline) meds evoke sympathetic system fight or flight; when evacuation is bothersome. The parasympathetic system evokes pleasure, digestion, orgasm, and bowel and bladder evacuation. I believe that cause of ibs is commonly due to parasympathetic irritation. In your case the medications counteract parasympathetic irritation causal of ibs. Skateboarder?

Answered 10/25/2016

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