[Intestinal disorders].
Bed ridden patients commonly suffer a series of intestinal disorders which include: loss of appetite, swallowing disorders, a tendency to undergo gastric tract reflux, slowness in intestinal movements, accumulation of gas or fecal impactation. These contribute to an increased risk of potentially dangerous complications such as intestinal obstruction which can lead to necrosis or a perforation of different parts of the digestive tract, duodenal ulcer, hemorrhoids, or anal fissures.
Rodríguez Fuentes
Luis Manuel
LM
Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. amimemoria@yahoo.es
D001510:Bed Rest; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*