Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 5 views

    CONSTIPATION

    Uploaded by

    mahmudbebeji

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    CONSTIPATION

    Uploaded by

    mahmudbebeji
    5 views2 pages

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    5 views2 pages

    CONSTIPATION

    Uploaded by

    mahmudbebeji

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 2

    CONSTIPATION

    Is defined as having hard, dry, small bowel movement or going fever then three (3)
    times a week. Constipation occurs when a person has difficulty emptying the large
    bowel. Home remedies and lifestyle changes can often help resolve it, but sometimes
    it may need medical attention. Constipation may happen for many reasons, such as
    when stool passes through the colon too slowly. The slower the food moves through
    the digestive tract, the more water the colon will absorb and the harder the feces will
    become

    CAUSES:-

    1. Certain diet
    2. Lack of fiber diet
    3. Lack of exercise
    4. Dehydration
    5. Pregnancy
    6. Certain medication such as laxatives
    7. Certain Disease condition such;-
    - Stroke , Parkinson’s disease ,diabetes
    - Rectal and colon problem
    - Intestinal obstructive
    - Irritable bowel syndrome
    - Diverticulosis

    Sing and Symptoms


    - Less 3 bowel movement a week
    - Passing small hard and dry stool less than usual
    - Straining or pain during bowel movement
    - Experiencing rectal blockage
    - Nausea
    - Loss of appetite
    - Difficulty in passing stool

    Treatment

    1
     Drinking more fluids
     Eating more high fiber diet
     Regular exercise
     Using stool softener and laxatives
     Enema
     Manual evacuation

    RISK FACTOR

    - Age
    - Women
    - Children
    - Pregnancy
    - Elderly (65-above)

    You might also like