WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS: ABDOMINAL SYMPTOMS
The collicky pains and diarrhoea are usually diagnosed as ‘Irritable Bowel Syndrome’. Many people have had barium meals and enemas, and some even have investigative surgery. The investigations invariably prove negative, and the symptoms disappear without treatment. A simple diarrhoea mixture may be helpful. The modern approach of a high fibre diet to the irritable bowel syndrome seems to increase symptoms during withdrawal. Diarrhoea can be a side-effect of tranquillizer use too and may start when the drugs are first taken. There have been several reports of people who have had chronic diarrhoea for years which has completely cleared 3-4 weeks after acute withdrawal in hospital. The slight incontinence experienced by some (particularly early morning) is temporary.
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