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Lisinopril triggers painful intestinal obstruction

Joe and Teresa Graedon
Dec 21, 2019
Dec 21, 2019

Graedons — Joe Graedon and Dr. Teresa Graedon
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Question: I went to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain last month. I thought it might be a recurrence of hiatal hernia, but it turned out to be bowel obstruction.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist; Dr. Teresa Graedon is a medical anthropologist and nutrition expert. Questions for the Graedons can be sent to them using their website, www.peoplespharmacy.com, or by writing to the following address: Graedons’ People’s Pharmacy, King Features, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.