Archive for October 24th, 2008

Nurse Talk: Constipation in the Elderly

October 24, 2008

       
Anna, the eight-six year old patient I saw today told me that she takes a fiber pill with a glass of water twice a day and a stool softener once a day and yet she still doesn’t go regularly. I’m not surprised. Like many seniors, she also takes an iron pill for anemia, a pain pill for [...]