Question

Give an example of how the following factors might affect a patient's bowel elimination: a. Developmental considerations: b. Daily pattern: C. Food and fluid: d. Activity and muscle tone: e. Lifestyle: f. Psychological variables: g. Medications: h. Diagnostic studies:

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A.Bowel elimination is the way your digestive tract rids itself of solid wastes. Learn how the foods you eat are stripped of their nutrients and prepared for removal. Discover the structures, movements, and reflexes involved in bowel elimination.

B.You can have a bowel movement anywhere from one to three times a day at the most, or three times a week at the least, and still be considered regular, as long as that's your usual pattern.

C.

Eat fruits, nuts, grains, and vegetables

Foods that contain fiber include: fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, and apples. nuts and seeds, such as pistachios, almonds, or sunflower seeds. vegetables, such as broccoli, lima beans, and carrots.

D.Basically, the colon responds to activity. Good muscle tone in general is important for regular bowel movements. The abdominal wall muscles and the diaphragm all play a crucial role in the process of defecation. If these muscles are weak, they're not going to be able to do the job as well.

E.It can be influenced by lifestyle factors including diet, fluid intake, and physical activity. It can also be influenced by psychological factors and habits as well as age, pregnancy, and the presence of pain.

F.Functional constipation, known as chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), is constipation that does not have a physical (anatomical) or physiological (hormonal or other body chemistry) cause. It may have a neurological, psychological or psychosomatic cause.

G.The three prescription-only medicines used to treat constipation are lactulose (Enulose, Kristalose and generic), linaclotide (Linzess) and lubiprostone (Amitiza). Amitiza and Linzess are relatively new drugs that cause the cells that line the intestines to secrete chloride, sodium and water to help soften stools.

H.bowel function tests. defecography—an x-ray of the area around the rectum to see how well you can hold and release stool. anorectal manometry—a test to check how sensitive your rectum is, how well it works, and how well the anal sphincters work.