Fpcc - Jacobs - Lcon - Bowel Elimination
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Defecation - ANSWER✔✔ Process by which the bowwl eliminates waste
Valsalva maneuver - ANSWER✔✔ Contraction of abdominal muscles (straining)
while maintaining closed airway
Because of increased pressure within the abdominal cavity, raises blood pressure
"Normal" bowel elimination - ANSWER✔✔ Multiple times a day/once a week
Without excessive urgency
Minimal effort without laxative use
Formed semisolid
Changes in consistency of stool - ANSWER✔✔ Time spent in colon and water
reabsorbed
Gray is associated with gallbladder problems
Black could be blood or Pepto-Bismol or iron
, Mucus could indicate infection
Bright red blood indicates a lower G.I. bleed
How much dietary fiber should be in the daily diet? - ANSWER✔✔ Five servings
Changes caused by dietary supplements - ANSWER✔✔ Constipation can be
caused by calcium or iron
Diarrhea can be caused by magnesium and vitamin C
Fluids that cause changes in bowel elimination - ANSWER✔✔ Excessive intake of
sugary fluids causes soft stool/runny
Milk can cause constipation
Coffee increases peristalsis
Medications that increase peristalsis - ANSWER✔✔ Antibiotics, laxatives
Bulking agents' action - ANSWER✔✔ Fiber attracts fluid into the colon, and the
increased bulk of the stool stimulates the urge to evacuate
Action of stool softeners - ANSWER✔✔ Enable moisture and fat to penetrate the
stool, thereby softening it and making it easier to pass.
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