Hot water bottle relieves the pain of abdominal spasm by
Correct Answer: Stimulation of adrenergic fibers
Description: Pain from gastrointestinal viscera is carried by small C fibers. Temperature sensation from hot water bottles passes through A fibers and large C fibers.
When these larger fibers are stimulated, they block the adrenergic small C fibers from the viscera.
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