In the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, two London-based doctors said such abdominal complications were rare, but warned these incidents could rise throughout the UK, much as they have in the U.S.
Over the last 10 years, cocaine use has seen a considerable increase, and it is estimated that 344,000 people in the UK abuse cocaine every month.
Experts estimate around 17,000 people in the UK use crack cocaine - coke's smokeable alternative.
Stomach symptoms common in users of blow include abdominal pain and tenderness, nausea, vomiting and bloody diarrhea, all of which can occur up to 48 hours after snorting.
