PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT
PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT
Prague Medical Report is an English quarterly published multidisciplinary biomedical journal. Prague Medical Report was founded as Sborník lékařský in May 1885. The journal presents public primary scientific publications, short communications, casuistry, and reviews. It contains articles based on important specialised lectures and symposia.

PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT, Vol 125 No 1 (2024), 87–91

Iatrogenic Chronic Abdominal Pain in a Geriatric Patient: A Case Report

Apichai Wattanapisit, Natthawan Pankamnerd, Sanhapan Wattanapisit

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2024.9
published online: 21. 02. 2024

abstract

Chronic abdominal pain is a challenging problem in clinical practice, with several pathophysiological mechanisms underlying its aetiologies. This case report presents a geriatric patient with multiple comorbidities who had experienced intermittent abdominal pain for over 10 years. Alarming symptoms were ruled out, and a functional gastrointestinal disorder was determined as the most likely cause. The patient’s medical history and previous treatments were thoroughly reviewed, revealing that long-term use of metformin and an oral iron supplement was the iatrogenic symptom triggers. The abdominal pain resolved upon discontinuation of these two medications. This case report highlights the significance of reviewing iatrogenic causes and periodically assessing chronic medical conditions to identify potential contributing factors of chronic abdominal pain.

keywords: Abdominal pain; Chronic; Geriatric; Polypharmacy

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