Expanded 2-paragraph summary at 6th grade level:

This article talks about a woman who used a lot of kratom, which is a plant that can act like a drug. The woman had a problem with her bile duct, which is a tube that carries bile from the liver to the intestines. The doctors found that her bile duct was wider than normal. They think the kratom caused this problem, because kratom acts on the same receptors in the body as opioid drugs. Opioid drugs are known to cause this kind of bile duct problem. The doctors told the woman to stop using kratom.

This study was done in the real world, not a lab. It looked at one patient who was using kratom, not
animals.

Key takeaways:

• Kratom use can cause the bile duct to become wider than normal
• This is likely due to the way kratom acts on the same receptors as opioid drugs
• Doctors should be aware that kratom use can cause this bile duct problem

For further reading:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08998280.2022.2119541

Full Citation:

Haider M, Shah N, Yazdani A. Kratom-induced common bile duct dilation. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2023;36(1):116-117. doi:10.1080/08998280.2022.2119541