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From my personal experience, general anesthesia can cause constipation. In my case, it was SEVERE! I thought I was going to die today after having had a surgery yesterday. Drink lots of water and eat healthy fiber-containing foods.
Many of the medications used in anesthesia, such as Opioids or "pain medication" decrease peristalis (movement) of the GI system or bowels. In addition to the medications much of the constipation is actually a result of the surgery for which you are having the anesthesia for. When your body undergoes stress it shunts blood and nutrients to your most vital organs, such as your brain and heart, and away from organs such as your GI system or skin for example. This slows the function of your bowels which then causes constipation.
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Which medical condition would require having an enema?
There are a number of medical conditions that might require a patient to have an enema. These include severe constipation, cleaning the bowel prior to surgery, emergency blood expansion and occasionally an enema is used to give a general anesthetic.
How do you clean a raccoon?
Give it anesthetic and it will fall asleep then wash it with soap and water. The anesthetic will make it so that it won't go crazy
Is a medication used to induce anesthesia?
Sometimes. When we have to do something and the patient would feel pain, we often give them an anesthetic so they don't feel it.
What type of anesthetic do they give you during LASIK?
For both LASIK and PRK, the patient's eye is numbed with anesthetic drops. No injections are necessary. The patient is awake and relaxed during the procedure.
How do toilets kill people?
they give you aids, herpies and severe constipation.
What is a local anesthetic with sedation?
Sedation is when you get the mask and they knock you out. A local is when they give you an injection to numb the area.
How much karo syrup do you give your infant for constipation?
1 tablespoon in a bottle
Where do you administer anesthetic during childbirth?
If it's not a c-section you can get an epidural in your spine or just a pain reliever in the iv or butt. If you tear they will give a local anesthetic so they can stitch you back up.
How does an anesthetic may relieve the sensation of pain?
Not really it may relieve it for a moment but it depends on how much is give to the patient.
What to do about constipation?
I give my dog a piece of apple (cored) everyday for constipation. Seems to work for him. Core the apple first. The seeds of the apple contain arsenic.
When was chloroform last used in surgery?
we used it as a anesthetic. now we are not using it as a anesthetic.
What states allow dental assistants to give anesthetic?
There are different types of anesthetic. Some states may allow assistants to apply topical anesthetics, but no state allows assistants to inject local anesthetics or induce nitrous oxide or general anesthetics.
