There are 4 tablespoons in a quarter cup and there are 3 teaspoons in each tablespoon; this means that there are 12 teaspoons in a quarter cup. A quarter cup is also equal to 2 fluid ounces.
In brief: Yes. Opiods have a slowing effect on gastomotility commonly causing side effects like constipation and nausea. Abrupt withdrawal of opioids from the system can cause rebound hypermotility of the GI tract which usually presents as diarrhea as well as GI spasm or craming causing abdominal pain (stomach pain).
The healthy people in the study didn't have stomach problems to begin with, but they developed heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion when they stopped taking PPI pills after three months. Molly Houston, a 66-year-old retired math and science teacher in Albequerque, N.M., knows how hard and painful it can be.