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    (fish oil). This fat has shown to protect people from sudden cardiac death (Schardt‚ 2002).  Fiber absorbs cholesterol and slow glucose absorption‚ but your body cannot process dietary fibers for energy‚ they provide bulk in your feces to avoid constipation and satiety without additional calories. Fiber can be used to relieve mild-to-moderate diarrhea‚ and soluble fiber soaks up water in the digestive tract‚ which makes stool firmer and slower to pass. Lipids include compounds such as fats‚ fatty

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    Breast milk tends to be more easily digested so that breastfed babies have fewer bouts of diarrhea or constipation” ("Breast Feeding VS Bottle Feeding (Formula).” Breastfeeding-problems.com. N.p.‚ 2009. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.) Bottle feed babies are no different than breastfeed babies other than the way they digest the milk. “Formula fed babies are more likely to show colic symptoms and constipation due to the formula being too difficult to digest” ("Breast Feeding VS Bottle Feeding (Formula)." Breastfeeding-problems

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    Rx = Opioids – Demerol Demerol is a pain medication. It is also known as a narcotic. This pain medication is used to treat moderate or severe pain. It reduces pain for up to four hours. It is also known as “Meperidine”‚ or “Pethidine” in foreign countries. It acts on certain centers of the brain to give you pain relief. It is similar to morphine‚ but it is not a natural opiate like morphine or codeine. It is a synthetic compound‚ classified as phenylpiperidine. It

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    During the 19th century‚ there were open fields filled with plants and animals roaming through them. The plants that grew in the different fields were mushrooms (caused hallucinations)‚ yellow-orange fruits‚ coca leaves (cocaine)‚ poppy plants (opium)‚ and cannabis plants (marijuana); the animals were observed as they roamed the fields and ate from these plants. As the humans watched the animal’s behavior during and after eating the plants‚ they began to wonder as to how and why the animal’s demeanor

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    Amitiza Essay

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    activators Average adult dose: 8 mcg orally twice a day with food and water Average pediatric dose: Safety and efficacy not determined Therapeutic effects: Amitiza is used to treat (IBS) irritable bowel syndrome in women with constipation as a main symptom and chronic constipation caused by opioid a narcotic pain medicine. IBS is an invasive gastrointestinal functional bowel disorder‚ characterized by a recurrent crampy diarrhea and abdominal pain. Amitiza is only used for adults‚ it increases the secretion

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    defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.” Nursing diagnosis Impaired skin integrity r/t I&D Nursing Diagnosis Risk for constipation r/t taking Percocet Nursing Diagnosis Acute pain r/t tissue injury 2o I&D Nursing Interventions Evaluate effectiveness of analgesic: pain 1-2‚ instruct pt to take analgesic at onset of pain: advise to take pain meds 30 mins. to hr prior

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    Cited: /b><br><li>Broitman‚ Selwyn A. "Digestive System." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1998.<br><li>"Digestive System." A.D.A.M. The Inside Story. Vers. 2.01. Computer Software. <br><li>A.D.A.M. Software Inc.‚ 1996<br><li>Dubois‚ Andre. "Constipation." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1999<br><li>Dubois‚ Andre. "Diarrhea." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1999<br><li>Dubois‚ Andre. "Digestive System." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1999<br><li>Franklin‚ James L. "Ulcer." World Book

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    bleeding may be hidden and chronic showing up as “iron deficiency anaemia” which in turn causes pale skin and fatigue. In such cases‚ a stool examination would be a wiser choice. Diarrhoea and constipation: The changes in consistency of stools can last for more than couple of weeks. Diarrhoea or constipation might develop that lasts for more days.

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    and desperately. Despite whether it is pretty much agonizing‚ it is best to counsel with your specialist at the earliest opportunity. Vomiting As indicated by the gynecologist Jeffrey Stern‚ a few instances of ovarian cancer frequently prompt constipation‚ which cause sickness‚ stomach torment and weight reduction. Bloated stomach On the off chance that your stomach swells like that of a pregnant lady‚ it can be a genuine sign that you are in

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    child’s family doctors office with the complaint of obstipation (a severe form of constipation). Mother experience a normal pregnancy and child was birth weight was 6 ½ lbs. Mother was 25 and her first child and there was no consanguinity between parents. The child was being breastfeed and mother described child as “being a normal good baby”. Child seemed normal till about 4 ½ months of age when first signs of constipation were seen. As it is not uncommon for children who are breast feed to a bowl

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