• Naoyoshi Nagata, Ryota Niikura, Tomonori Aoki, Takuro Shimbo, Yoshihiro Kishida, Katsunori Sekine, Shohei Tanaka, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Toshiyuki Sakurai, Chizu Yokoi, Junichi Akiyama, Mikio Yanase, Masashi Mizokami, and Naomi Uemura.
• Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, International Clinical Research Center Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
• J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2014 Oct 1; 29 (10): 1786-93.

Background And AimThe effects of various medications on lower gastrointestinal tract remains unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), low-dose aspirin, and antiplatelet drugs associated with diverticular bleeding.MethodsThis prospective study involved patients with diverticulosis who underwent colonoscopy. Alcohol and smoking, medications, and Charlson comorbidity index and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale scores were assessed. The medications evaluated were nine kinds of NSAIDs, two kinds of low-dose aspirin, 10 kinds of nonaspirin antiplatelet drugs, three kinds of anticoagulants, acetaminophen, and corticosteroids. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were estimated by a logistic regression model.ResultsA total of 911 patients with non-bleeding diverticula (n = 758) and bleeding diverticula (n = 153) were enrolled. Independent risk factors were alcohol consumption (light drinker, aOR 3.4; ≥ moderate drinker, aOR 3.3), smoking index (≥ 400, aOR 2.0), NSAIDs (aOR 4.6), low-dose aspirin (aOR 1.9), and nonaspirin antiplatelet drugs (aOR 2.2). The drugs significantly associated with bleeding were loxoprofen (aOR 5.0), diclofenac (aOR 3.1), diclofenac suppository (aOR 8.0), etodolac (aOR 4.9), enteric-coated aspirin (aOR 3.9), buffered aspirin (aOR 9.9), clopidogrel (aOR 2.5), and cilostazol (aOR 7.3). Dual therapy carried a higher risk than monotherapy (single NSAID, aOR 3.6, P < 0.01; dual, aOR 23, P < 0.01; single antiplatelet drug, aOR 2.0, P < 0.01; dual, aOR 4.1, P < 0.01).ConclusionsBesides alcohol and smoking, NSAIDs, low-dose aspirin, and antiplatelet drugs are risk factors for diverticular bleeding. The magnitude of risk may differ between different kinds of NSAIDs and antiplatelet drugs, and dual therapy with NSAIDs or antiplatelet drugs increases the risk of bleeding.© 2014 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

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