Ongoing problem - oh has been having lactulose for some time now. It seemed to stop working for a while so I spoke to the gp who very helpfully said speak to the district nurses they're the experts.
So spoke to the dn who came and visited and she said give him movicol and lactulose (??) as well. Since the lactulose was again working I didn't give him the movicol.
So 2am this morning pooh in a trail again but not the main problem. For a couple of hours he had lower abdomen pain of the ' my stomach's killing me ' kind. he slept a bit more and then complained of gut ache this morning.
So my lovely friends while I wait for the gp to call, has anyone experienced this? I don't know whether to give him lactulose, movicol or nothing. Just spoken to dn and she said, you need to speak to gp. we seem to be going around in a circles here and I'm sure some helpful person will have experienced this and be able to share. But I am concerned about the abdominal pain and I'm tired of being treated like a worrywort. It seems the effect of constipation on dementia is not known by the medical profession
So spoke to the dn who came and visited and she said give him movicol and lactulose (??) as well. Since the lactulose was again working I didn't give him the movicol.
So 2am this morning pooh in a trail again but not the main problem. For a couple of hours he had lower abdomen pain of the ' my stomach's killing me ' kind. he slept a bit more and then complained of gut ache this morning.
So my lovely friends while I wait for the gp to call, has anyone experienced this? I don't know whether to give him lactulose, movicol or nothing. Just spoken to dn and she said, you need to speak to gp. we seem to be going around in a circles here and I'm sure some helpful person will have experienced this and be able to share. But I am concerned about the abdominal pain and I'm tired of being treated like a worrywort. It seems the effect of constipation on dementia is not known by the medical profession