A patient calls the clinic and asks to speak to the nurse. The patient tells the nurse that she has just started taking morphine for advanced cancer, is constipated, and wonders what is causing this. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "People can become constipated for no reason at all."
B) "People can become constipated when they eat a lot of fiber."
C) "People can become constipated when taking certain medications."
D) "People can become constipated when they are active."
C
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