Forstoppelse hos voksne
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Sist revidert av:Terje Johannessen
Definisjon:
Defineres som avføring to eller færre ganger pr uke, unormalt mye trykking for å få tømt seg, hard og knollete avføring eller følelse av ufullstendig tømning
Forekomst:
Forekommer hos opptil 20% av befolkningen og er et stort problem blant eldre. Ca. 10% bruker avføringsmiddel
Symptomer:
Dersom slike symptomer ledsages av magesmerter, klassifiseres tilstanden som irritabel tarm av obstipasjonstype, om det ikke foreligger tegn til organisk sykdom
Funn:
Mulige funn kan være oppfylninger i abdomen, hemoroider, og avføring i rektum ved rektal eksplorasjon
Diagnostikk:
Aktuelle prøver i forhold til blod på hanske eller i avføringen, orienterende biokjemiske prøver og ev. rektoskopi
Behandling:
Foreskjellige avføringsmidler kan benyttes. Forebyggende tiltak er viktige
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- Terje Johannessen, professor i allmennmedisin, Trondheim
Tidligere fagmedarbeidere
- Jan H. Dybdahl, overlege, Medisinsk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim
- Hermod Petersen, professor og overlege, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet og Medisinsk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim