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My Mother, 88 Recently Blacked Out And Fell On Front
My mother, 88 recently blacked out and fell on front left side of ribs against tub.
She was taken to ER, has a fractured rib, nothing punctured. She's been home for 5 days, not much appetite, but drinking lots of water, urinating good, but her stomach seems to be swelling or gathering fluid.
Has not had a bowel movement in 5 days, today she drunk about 5 oz. of warm prune juice & is drinking about the same amount again. She visited her PCP yesterday, the nurse told her to try this to see if it would help for the constipation.
She was taken to ER, has a fractured rib, nothing punctured. She's been home for 5 days, not much appetite, but drinking lots of water, urinating good, but her stomach seems to be swelling or gathering fluid.
Has not had a bowel movement in 5 days, today she drunk about 5 oz. of warm prune juice & is drinking about the same amount again. She visited her PCP yesterday, the nurse told her to try this to see if it would help for the constipation.
