Managing your bowels: Constipation

Constipation is one of many common bowel issues that people with serious illness experience. It can be caused by medications, diet, a lack of mobility, or other factors related to your illness.

While constipation can reduce your comfort levels it is often overlooked and ignored for far too long, mainly because people are embarrassed to talk about it. Nurse Annie wants to change that! she’s here to encourage you to talk about your bowel movements and bowel health (especially with your healthcare team), to make sure you get proper care and feel as good as possible.

In this short 3-minute video we sit down with Nurse Annie to get practical tips for managing constipation at home. We talk about:

• What causes constipation in serious illness and how can it be prevented.
• What you can do at home to manage constipation.
• What medications you or your healthcare may consider.
• What treatments your home nurse or healthcare team may suggest.