Bulk laxative ileus.
In an elderly nursing home resident who had taken excessive dosages of bulk laxative for many years, small-bowel obstruction developed, requiring surgical intervention. A carcinoma of the ascending colon probably was the immediate cause of the obstruction, which resulted in the accumulation and inspissation of the bulk laxative throughout the small bowel. Great care should be exercised in the long-term use of these laxatives.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology; D011620:Psyllium / Q000009:adverse effects*
D011620:Psyllium