In hindsight, trial of potent laxatives better option in this constipated patient

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In hindsight, trial of potent laxatives better option in this constipated patient

Jonathan Bentley

Jonathan Bentley

Exhaustion
Sarah went from a capable, high energy person to someone who dreaded getting up in the morning

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Bowel preparation for a colonoscopy to investigate severe constipation in a hyponatraemic patient initiates delirium and is followed by unexplainable glucose intolerance

No one could believe a bowel prep could wreak such havoc   Every so often, science converges with real life in a way we can use in general practi