Constipation

surgery on her gallbladder. My interventions are: Recommend chewing gum for routine postoperative client who is experiencing an ileus and closely monitor diet and medication use and side effects as they affect the gastrointestinal system. Watch for constipation. (Ackely and Ladwig, 2014) My article, “Post-operative Ileus,” is by Elizabeth D.…

Subjective Data Chief Complaint: Mrs. T is a 67-year old lady who presents at the clinic with complaints of indigestion and abdominal pains. She describes the pain as dull and constant that emanates from the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. The pain, she says began three days ago, and has been progressing significantly such that the last two evenings she has not been able to sleep at all. At times, she says the pain extends to the right arm and shoulder and that she has been vomiting and has…

Numerous studies have been done on the causes and effects of Ulcerative Colitis in the body that ultimately begin and progress through the large intestine. These studies have led to information that allows physicians to help their patients control the symptoms of this disease and enable them to lead a normal life. However, through the research that has been done no significant information has led to the cure of this disease or what truly causes it in the first place. The cause for this disease…

SUBJECTIVE Patient attends with a history of dumping syndrome. The patient had a gastric bypass done in 06/2016, he almost immediately developed dumping syndrome post Roux-en-Y. He has lost a significant amount of weight close to 100 pounds but he has now developed folic acid and vitamin B12 deficiencies and is currently on B12 supplementation. He states his dumping syndrome is not predictable and with this he also has trouble ingesting large meals. He is supposed to engage in soft foods and…

Pathophysiology The discussion about the pathophysiology of acute diverticulitis starts with how diverticulosis is acquired. It is believed that it may be caused by increased intraluminal pressure due to low fiber diet and chronic constipation, or connective tissue disorders like Marfan's Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Mills & Stappenbeck, 2013). These conditions can lead to herniation that ranges from five to ten millimeters on one or more of the colonic walls (Graham, 2016). Based on…

A 58-year-old man initially presents to his primary care physician complaining of dysphagia. He states that he has had trouble getting solids down for months, and more recently has started to have issues with liquids as well, though he still manages to maintain his nutrition with protein shakes. He also notes unintentional weight loss of 11.3 kg (25 lb)) in the past year. The patient is referred to a gastroenterologist, who identifies a mass at the proximal third of the esophagus on upper…

Constipation is one condition, which patients refuse to accept the scientific definition. This definition says less than three bowel movements per week. Respecting the patient’s feeling that if bowels are not moved every day, it is considered constipation, Homeopathy recognizes the inconvenience perceived by patients rather than the dictums of science. Culturally patient experiences dissatisfaction if bowels are not moved every day. When life style correction does not help enough, a need for…

About 4,500 children may develop serious adverse effects involving life-threatening conditions, hospitalization, permanent disability, or death each year from vaccines ("Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System," n.d.). This a very high number of serious adverse effects per year. It is hard to understand that even with this number so high, discussion of the possible requirement of all children to have vaccines are in debate. Vaccines should not be required for children because the government…

Have you ever heard of Wolf -Hirschhorn syndrome? Odds are you haven’t, considering that only around 1 out of 50,000 children have it. This rare condition may seem like it is unimportant and small, but people who have it may suffer from Delayed growth, Seizures, Intellectual disability, and Muscle weakness. Since there is no cure this drastically affects the person until the end of their life. During pregnancy while undergoing routine checkups in the first trimester a doctor can diagnose…

including at least 3 sited sources) herbs that would be useful, as well as any dietary recommendations. Constipation is the symptom of a an underlying issue like unhealthy diet, liver dysfunction, or a actual blockage in the system. The cause is the answer for the cure and since long term continuous use of laxatives lead to side effects, finding the cause is essential. Chronic constipation can cause the muscles of the intestines to be less productive causing them to have to be retrained in…