
Suggest Treatment For Chronic Constipation In An Elderly Person

Question: My 79 year old father, has constipation most of the time. We help this with prune juice, stool softener, and occasionally he has to use an enema. He has not gone to the bathroom in 4 days. This morning he got really dizzy and sick to his stomach. I have him laying down right now. When I looked up what I could do for him on the Internet, it said that with a bowl movement he could faint. I was reading about Vasovagel when I saw that answer. What can I do to prevent that?
Brief Answer:
Enema or Manual Evacuation
Detailed Answer:
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Considering the fact that your father has chronic constipation he needs management of the same with diet and medicines
But to prevent any emergency at this stage you should take him to an ER and go for either an enema or manual evacuation of the hardened stool
Hope this helps
DO write back in case of concern
Enema or Manual Evacuation
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing in
Considering the fact that your father has chronic constipation he needs management of the same with diet and medicines
But to prevent any emergency at this stage you should take him to an ER and go for either an enema or manual evacuation of the hardened stool
Hope this helps
DO write back in case of concern
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee

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