A patient with diarrhea has been prescribed methylcellulose (Citrucel). The patient asks the nurse, "I thought this was for constipation. Why am I getting it?" Select the most appropriate response from the nurse
a. "Methylcellulose adds bulk to the stool to firm it up."
b. "Methylcellulose acts by reducing the volume of diarrhea."
c. "Methylcellulose reduces intestinal motility, slowing intestinal transit."
d. "Methylcellulose stimulates the bowel to eliminate the diarrhea, leaving only formed stools."
A
The most appropriate response from the nurse should be that methylcellulose is a bulk-forming agent that acts by giving the stool a more firm, less watery consistency by "bulking it up."
Methylcellulose does not reduce the volume of diarrhea. Loperamide has that action.
Methylcellulose does not reduce intestinal motility, slowing intestinal transit. Opiates have that action.
Methylcellulose does not stimulate the bowel to eliminate diarrhea, leaving only formed stools.
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