Constipation Teaching 2425

Constipation

Educated patient on new medication; Amitiza which is used to treat chronic constipation, or constipation caused by opioid (narcotic) pain medicine. It may also be used to treat irritable bowel syndrome in women with constipation as the main symptom.

Last updated April 23, 2019

Related Teachings

Constipation Teaching 1000

Instructed on some potential complications of constipation, such as: stool impaction (liquid bowel movement may ooze around hard stool in the colon).

Constipation Teaching 854

Instructed on some measures aimed to preventing constipation, such as: exercise regularly at a slow, steady pace, as directed by MD.

Constipation Teaching 1014

Taught that difficult or infrequent passage of hard, dry stool may constitute as a sign/symptom of constipation.

Constipation Teaching 1001

Instructed on some potential complications of constipation, such as: bowel blockage (no stool passes and pain occurs).

Constipation Teaching 2468

SN instructed that infrequent passage of hard, dry stool, low back pain, abdominal fullness and/or abdominal discomfort, decreased appetite, nausea an...