Which statement correctly explains to a client the origin of the client's constipation?
1. "If you would use the laxatives daily, you would not have a problem with constipation."
2. "If the waste material passes through the colon too quickly, excess fluids are not absorbed, and the result is a watery stool."
3. "Ordinarily, fluid is absorbed in your large intestine as waste travels through. If the stool stays in the large intestine too long, too much water is reabsorbed, causing the stool to be small, hard, and difficult to pass without straining."
4. "Constipation is usually caused by infection."
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: It is not recommended that clients use laxatives daily, as this might promote laxative dependence, which will increase constipation.
Rationale 2: Waste material passing through the colon too quickly, resulting in watery stool, is the origin of diarrhea.
Rationale 3: Too much water being reabsorbed results in small, hard stools that are difficult to pass without straining. This is the origin of constipation.
Rationale 4: Constipation is not usually caused by infection, but diarrhea can be caused by infection.
Global Rationale: Too much water being reabsorbed results in small, hard stools that are difficult to pass without straining. This is the origin of constipation. Waste material passing through the colon too quickly, resulting in watery stool, is the origin of diarrhea. It is not recommended that clients use laxatives daily, as this might promote laxative dependence, which will increase constipation. Constipation is not usually caused by infection, but diarrhea can be caused by infection.
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