Chronic Visceral Pain and Discomforts
Causes of visceral pain & discomforts
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Peripheral neuropathy
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Enteric sensory neurons sensitization
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Dorsal horn sensory neurons sensitization
Diagnosis of visceral pain & discomforts
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Exclusion of structural and biochemical alterations
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Endoluminal distension tests
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Manometry + provocative tests
Management of visceral pain & discomforts
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Antispasmodics
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Drugs acting on the enteric sensory neurons
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Drugs acting supraspinally
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Tricyclic antidepressants
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anxiolytics
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Liquid levodopa
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Other neurological disorders
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Gastric stasis *
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