CONSTIPATION Flashcards

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The most common cause of constipation is

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  1. lack of dietary fiber
  2. insufficient fluid intake.
  3. Calcium-channel blockers, 4.oral ferrous sulfate, 5.hypothyroidism,
  4. opiate analgesics, 7.medications with anticholinergic effects
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when we see Very dark stool

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1.occurs only with bleeding, 2.bismuth subsalicylate
ingestion,
3.and iron replacement.

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different between Blood , and iron tablets

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Blood causes diarrhea, and iron tablets cause constipation

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TTT

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  1. Stop all medications that cause constipation
  2. well-hydrated and consumes 20–30 grams of daily fiber.
  3. Bulking agents
  4. Drug treatment: milk of magnesia, cascara,
  5. Enema
  6. Lactulose and polyethylene glycol
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