Promoting Regular Bowel Habits
Timing -attend to urges promptly
Positioning – have pt. sit up, gravity aids in BM
Privacy – close door & pull curtain
Nutrition
Exercise – abdominal muscles & thighs
Abdominal settings
Thigh strengthening
Individuals at High Risk for Constipation
Patients on bed rest taking constipating medications
Patients with reduced fluids or bulk in their diet
Patients who are depressed
Patients with central nervous system disease or local lesions that cause pain
*Valsalva maneuver (straining & holding breath) ↑intrathoracic / intracranial pressure – possible brain injury
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