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Define constipation |
<3 motions/weel |
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Avoidance |
Balanced diet with roughage |
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Secondary causes |
Opioids, TCA, anti-Ms, Diuretics |
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Osmotic laxatives |
Lactulose Enters colon unchanged, but then converted to lactate+acetate by bacteria. |
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Other Laxatives (3 types) |
Mg- Osmotic+ increased motility via CCK Bulking agents (Isphagula, methycellulose) Stimulant laxatives- senna extracts- enter colon, metabolised to anthrazone derivatives, lead to increased Gi activity - Dantron- irritant |
