title: [Treatment of gastrointestinal illness in palliative care].
abstract: This review article describes access to palliative care for patients with gastrointestinal illness in terminal phase of malignant disease, manifesting with vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, obstipation, constipation, and cachexia/anorexia syndrome. Along with the etiopathogenesis of the above symptoms and holistic approach to the patient in terminal period of life, therapeutic protocols for dealing with gastrointestinal illness are presented.
authors.forename: Jasna Cerkez
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Habek
mesh_terms: D000855:Anorexia / Q000628:therapy; D003248:Constipation / Q000628:therapy; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019452:Terminally Ill; D014839:Vomiting / Q000628:therapy