Hi there,
My mum has been bearing down and screaming like she was having a baby for about two months now, and the care home are having real problems with the behavior. I have read that this can be caused by constipation, and a confusion between the response of needing to go to the toilet and a false memory of child birth. The care home have mum on a laxative to ensure that is not an issue, although she does still suffer from long term haemorrhoids. She continues to act in the same way though, and requires 1 to 1 care to distract her and avoid an episode.
Has anyone else had relatives who have display similar behaviours?Did you find anything that worked? She has a baby doll, but that doesn't help.
Cheers X.
My mum has been bearing down and screaming like she was having a baby for about two months now, and the care home are having real problems with the behavior. I have read that this can be caused by constipation, and a confusion between the response of needing to go to the toilet and a false memory of child birth. The care home have mum on a laxative to ensure that is not an issue, although she does still suffer from long term haemorrhoids. She continues to act in the same way though, and requires 1 to 1 care to distract her and avoid an episode.
Has anyone else had relatives who have display similar behaviours?Did you find anything that worked? She has a baby doll, but that doesn't help.
Cheers X.