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Constipation Causes in the Elderly

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  1. See Also
    1. Constipation
    2. Constipation Causes
    3. Organic Constipation
    4. Functional Constipation
  2. Symptoms
    1. Straining during Defecation
    2. Difficult stool evacuation
    3. Intermittent paradoxical Diarrhea
      1. Liquid stool leaks around impacted stool
  3. Risk Factors
    1. Dehydration
    2. Immobility (especially with arthritis)
  4. Causes
    1. Consider Constipation red flags (high risk population for Colon Cancer)
    2. See Constipation Causes
    3. See Organic Constipation
    4. Functional causes
      1. Rectal Outlet Constipation
    5. Secondary Constipation
      1. Autonomic Neuropathy
        1. Diabetes Mellitus
        2. Parkinson disease
      2. Other neurologic disorders
        1. Dementia
        2. Decreased sensation to defecate (risk for impaction)
        3. Spinal cord disorders
      3. Medications
        1. Opioids
        2. Anticholinergic Medications

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