A 44-year-old member asked:
My 75 years old mother is experiencing dry mouth and constipation? what can cause this?
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Dr. Eric Kaplananswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 44 years experience
MOM: And plenty of non caffeinated fluids, 80-100 oz per day. No solid food until full evacuation. If no recent colonoscopy and this problem recurs she should get a colonoscopy.
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Dr. Sanjay Kumaranswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Side effects: Most commonly, these are caused by medications with ant-cholinergic side effects. The list of such meds is long. Antidepressants, antihistamines and drugs used for treating overactive bladder are some examples.
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Last updated Dec 9, 2013
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