Basics of constipation

¹Special Procedures Center, Newnan Hospital, GA 30263, USA.

Gastroenterology Nursing : the Official Journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates

|July 1, 1997

Abstract:

In this article, the author defines and describes the causes of constipation. Physiology of the colon is reviewed, and the nurse's role in helping patients and families with constipation is also described.

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