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A member asked:
Can general anesthesia cause constipation and swelling for more than 3 days after surgery! if yes, what are the remedies?
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Not likely: It's extremely unlikely for General Anesthesia to cause these symptoms- but very common for opioid based pain medications to cause constipation- and nearly every general anesthetic / surgery is accompanied by opioid pain meds- though 3 days out probably not related to that either, so much as any Norco/Percocet/hydrocodone, etc. you may have been taking after surgery for pain.
Answered 3/30/2016
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