Question
Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Question on Drug therapy
Some individuals are obsessed with using purgatives regularly as a reflection of their psychological problem. Dangers of purgative overuse include all of the following EXCEPT:
A
Flaring up of intestinal pathology like rupture of inflamed appendix
B
Fluid and electrolyte imbalance, especially hypokalemia
C
Steatorrhoea, malabsorption syndrome
D
Protein build up in the body as a result of enteropathy
Answer
Protein build up in the body as a result of enteropathy
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (D):Protein build up in the body as a result of enteropathy