constipation in the elderly, questions

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My dear mother, 89, is here for a visit

and having some problems with constipation.

This is in spite of an excellent diet with lots of

fibre, fluid, fruit and vegetables.

 

She is otherwise in decent health, but

suffers from memory problems.

So if she claims to be totally regular at home,

that may not be true at all.

 

Last year she was still totally regular, at least

while she was here.

 

I used to have her on a regimen of my Rainforest supplements, but once she is home in Holland she will forget to take them anyhow, so what's the point.

 

This year we had a scary episode last week.

To make a long embarrassing story short,

Mom woke up on Sunday, not feeling well.

 

She ended up vomiting, and then producing first

diarrhea and later a humungous copious

bowel movement of miscellaneous consistency

that went on and on.

More diarrhea followed, we finally got it under

control with Sangre de Drago.

 

This involved falls, and a very embarrassing mess,

and a recovery period of about 3 days.

 

We got a commode now right by her bed.

 

The last bowel clearing was last Monday.

It is now Sunday.

Nothing since then! .

Mom is still feeling fine and has an appetite,

but we are getting worried

 

We have fed her prune juice, a liver formula

containing Boldo, tried a glycerine suppository

this morning, and also this morning given her

a commercial senna tablet.

 

We have also made a doctor's appointment

for Tuesday, just in case, but it would be nice

not to have to go.

 

So my question is: what is the extreme limit

of normal in the elderly?

 

 

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