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Causes of Constipation Assignment Instructions: Respond by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to the post. Must be at least 210 words, in curre APA format, with at least two academic sources cited. Must be grammatically correct.
In your own words define constipation and name the risk factors that might lead to develop constipation. List recommendations you would give to a patient who is suffering from constipation. You might use a previous experience you might have.
Constipation is an alteration in bowel pattern leading to the inability to defecate. Some of the risk factors that can lead to constipation include, lack of physical activity, frequent use of laxatives, a low fiber diet, inadequate fluid intake, older age, certain medication use (narcotics, sedatives, antidepressants, antihypertensives) and mental health and neurologic disorders. Some of the recommendations for a patient suffering from constipation include lifestyle modifications such as increasing fluid intake, increasing dietary fiber into their dietary fiber supplements, increasing physical activity, restraining the use of laxatives, not ignoring the initial urge to defecate, avoid consumption of processed sugar, red meat and white flour. In addition, I have found that training your bowel to specific times and familiar settings have worked for patients in the past, creating a routine will help in having regular bowel movements and prevent constipation.
Based on the clinical manifestations on R.H. case study, name and explain signs and symptoms presented that are compatible with the constipation diagnosis. Complement your list with signs and symptoms not present on the case study. Causes of Constipation Assignment
On R.H. case study, the signs and symptoms presented that are compatible with the diagnosis of constipation include, recent changes to her bowel movements to sometimes once weekly, straining and taking over 10 minutes to have bowel movement, having extremely hard stools, decreased in physical activity, and the use of naproxen and aluminum hydroxide tablets. Additionally, other signs and symptoms include painful bowel movements, no bowel movement for longer than 3 days, hypoactive bowel sounds, hemorrhoids, fistulas, anal tear, intestinal obstruction, impaction, diverticulitis and electrolyte imbalance.
Sometimes as an associate diagnosis and a complication, patients with constipation could have anemia. Would you consider that possibility based on the information provided on the case study? Causes of Constipation Assignment
As an associate diagnosis and a complication of constipation patients can develop anemia; however, in R.H. case there isn’t sufficient information that would lead to think this could be the case. Based on the colonoscopy the patient had there were no lesions, additionally the constipation is acute, and the patient has only been experiencing the symptoms for about a month. If the constipation worsens for R.H. she may develop anal tears, hemorrhoids and lesions which can then cause bleeding to a degree sufficient to lead to iron-deficiency anemia.Causes of Constipation Assignment