Fluid Constipation Case Study: Maria's Elimination Habits

Despite Maria’s near perfect food preparation and good fluid consumption, she has an unhealthy practice of her elimination habit. She has frequent constipation due to delaying urges to defecate, experiencing 2-3 constipation issue a week that happens only at work, otherwise regular. In fact, she revealed that she takes over the counter stool softener every day for 9 months now, and never consulted a doctor for this matter. She reasoned that addition of fiber in their diet would help to solve the problem, but her issue is ongoing now for less than a year. The spouse and the daughter deny any dysfunction of their elimination pattern, Maria stated they have both regular voiding pattern and deny difficulty passing stool on a daily basis. Maria