How does someone in a coma have a bowel movement?!
Question:
How does someone in a coma have a bowel movement?
I've always wondered how this works. I know that once someone has been in a coma for a while, they are only getting i.v. fluids, but at the start of it - what happens?
Also, what about people who are paralyzed? Do they have to wear Depends?
Answers:
well I am speaking as a nurse, who takes care of paralyzed and comatose patients.. They have bowel movements the same as a regular person, except they don't go through the pushing routine! It travels and expells the same way! Yes they wear depends/ or diapers, or there would be a huge mess.. Another thing, most of them don't know when the have to go, so depends helps with that as well! It not a big difference, only thing is they have no control over when they go!