Suggest Treatment For Diarrhoea In An Elderly Person With Parkinson's Disease

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2015

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Wed, 30 Sep 2015 Answered on

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Question : 84 year old man with loose watery stools and lot's of gas with abdominal distention no pain he is a hospice patients very alert with end stage Parkinson refuses hospital

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possibly due to lactulose

Detailed Answer:
Hi
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
The information contained in this message tells me that he is on lactulose.
This is a medicine given for constipation and has the potential to cause loosestools and bloating of the abdomen.
I suggest you 1st stop the medicine.
Best of luck. Dr Mittal.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar