ABSTRACT:A suicidal 67‐year‐old woman with manic‐depressive psychosis took an overdose of aspirin, amitriptyline and diazepam. The initial effects were pyrexia, tachycardia, hyperpnea, metabolic acidosis, electrocardiographic changes, hypo‐prothrombinemia, gastritis, and pancreatitis. Four to six weeks later, she was examined because of persistent abdominal pain with nausea, anorexia, anemia, and possibly a malabsorption syndrome. An exploratory laparotomy was performed. The surgeon found several adhesions, a small intestinal volvulus, and a nodular pancreas. This suggested previous perforation of the small bowel from enteritis, causing a “blind‐loop” syndrome. The involved section of the small bowel was resected. With appropriate treatment, the patient is well three months af