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Hard Stool Up I Her Colon. X-rays Showed No Objection. Oils, Fiber, Lactulose, Softeners Have Not Worked. Advice?
hello. My mother has a hard stool high up in her colon that will not budge. 1 week in the hospital nearly killed her and 3 xrays later shows no change. No obstruction; full digestive tract and no change. What are the recourses for an 87 year old Alzheimer's patient? Oils, fiber, enemas, lactulose, stool softeners, water, suppositories have not worked.
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Give her polyethylene glycol (peglac) 1 sachet and dissolved it in 2 litre of water and ask her to drink it slowly over few hours. If not relieved, give another sachet in same manner. Still no effect then manual evacuation is advised
I hope this will relieve her symptoms
Give her polyethylene glycol (peglac) 1 sachet and dissolved it in 2 litre of water and ask her to drink it slowly over few hours. If not relieved, give another sachet in same manner. Still no effect then manual evacuation is advised
I hope this will relieve her symptoms
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