Bowel Management
It is important to maintain regular bowl movements early on in the critical care course of a child with a TBI. A bowel management program may involve stool softeners, suppositories, and/or laxatives in order to cause regular and routine bowel movements.
The patient's bowel management program needs to be adjusted depending on their clinical response. Narcotic medications are constipating and antibiotic medications can cause loose stools, so close follow-up and regular adjustments are indicated. Once the child is medically stable and the routine for their bowel routine is better established, the team may choose to cause bowel movements at the same time of day with the use of a suppository. In this way, “functional continence” may be obtained, with the child's bowel movements being more predictable. The agents commonly used include Senna, docusate sodium, polyethylene glycol, or glycerin suppositories.
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