http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/new-to-nursing-care-plans-what-is-more-important-no-bowel-movement-for-3-days-and-pt-hasnt-eaten-in-3-days/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:58:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/new-to-nursing-care-plans-what-is-more-important-no-bowel-movement-for-3-days-and-pt-hasnt-eaten-in-3-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1607 fuzzykit Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:38:12 +0000 http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/new-to-nursing-care-plans-what-is-more-important-no-bowel-movement-for-3-days-and-pt-hasnt-eaten-in-3-days/#comment-1607 If she isn't eating ( Then she have no stool to pass. I'd worry about her eating, and you may need IV. if she refuses to eat. If she isn’t eating ( Then she have no stool to pass. I’d worry about her eating, and you may need IV. if she refuses to eat.

]]> http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/new-to-nursing-care-plans-what-is-more-important-no-bowel-movement-for-3-days-and-pt-hasnt-eaten-in-3-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1606 momwhokn Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:12:27 +0000 http://www.virtualnurse.com/blog/new-to-nursing-care-plans-what-is-more-important-no-bowel-movement-for-3-days-and-pt-hasnt-eaten-in-3-days/#comment-1606 When my son is that constipated, he doesn't want to eat. After the stool passes, then he starts to eat again. I always thought that it is not a good sign after surgery if the patient refuses to eat and does not have any bowel movements. Let the surgeon /doctor decide this. The stool can get compacted into pockets in the intestines and cause intense pain later. These two symptoms could be a sign of post-operative complications. Only a qualified surgeon can answer this. When my son is that constipated, he doesn’t want to eat. After the stool passes, then he starts to eat again. I always thought that it is not a good sign after surgery if the patient refuses to eat and does not have any bowel movements. Let the surgeon /doctor decide this. The stool can get compacted into pockets in the intestines and cause intense pain later. These two symptoms could be a sign of post-operative complications. Only a qualified surgeon can answer this.

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