How do opiates like codeine cause constipation?

Question

What mechanism occurs in the body wherein opiates cause someone to be constipated?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I’ve got a plate and screws in one knee and chicken wire betwixt one of my damned vertebrae. Lots of moist fruit, like cold oranges and berries helped with additional hydration and keeping things on schedule after a big surgery. That was something nobody warned me about, oh, by the way, you won’t shit right until you’re off them.