My mom as I've posted before thinks she is constipated but in reality isn't, so thanks for some of the responses in the forum. However, in addition she is becoming more and more forgetful about such things as I haven't spoken to Susie in a long time, but in reality she spoke to her 3 hrs ago. Also I'm confused between the following terms -stress attack-panic attack-anxiety attack and how it effects people with dementia. I believe my mother is one of those. Also in the morning she gets like "morning sickness" and it lasts a while and then discipates and that is also true with the anxiety-stress- panic attacks she gets later in the day, they too leave in a few hours. Any ideas or suggestions?
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As for the constipation I don't know what it is but most elderly people become obsessed with their bowels. I worked in healthcare for 20 years and saw it over and over again. Someone once suggested to me that it was the way our elderly loved ones were raised. Their mom's made sure they had a good bowel movement every day and placed great importance on this. I don't know if that's the reason elderly people are obsessed with their bowels but it's the only explanation I've heard.
When you say "morning sickness", do you mean nausea? Is mom diabetic?
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