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Can taking stimulant laxatives for constipation cause the the pylorus or the pylorus sphincter to spasam abnormally
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It's always possible: But hard to prove. It's likely to cause spasm of the fundus/ body of the stomach more than the sphincter.
Answered 12/10/2013
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