Being an anesthesiologist in Santa Monica, Dr Gerald Sacks is affiliated with Providence Saint John's Health Center. He received his medical degree from UMass Chan Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He provides pain relief during and after an operation, and treats acute and long standing pain problems.

Talking about opioid induced constipation, Dr Sacks believes that some practitioners are hesitant to discuss opioid-induced constipation with their patients. Even some patients are reluctant to address and get it treated. In other words, the topic of Opioid-Induced Constipation is being overlooked.

He further shares that there is a misunderstanding that OIC is not treatable. The practitioners need to discuss with the patients about which medicine will be beneficial to them. If they have tried other approaches and these have not worked, it is necessary to start something like methylnaltrexone to inhibit the opioid effect on the gut.

Dr Gerald Sacks states that OIC can be prevented by being physically active on a daily basis. The patients need to take an appropriate sleep along with eating a healthy balanced diet, and exercising on a regular basis.

About Dr Gerald Sacks

Affiliated with Olympia Medical Center, Dr Gerald Sacks shares that although the appropriate balanced nutrition with appropriate vegetables, fruit, and dietary fiber helps prevent OIC [opioid-induced constipation] and other types of constipation, it is equally important to be as active as the patients are permitted to be.