Gastrointestinal Dysfunctions after Spinal Cord Injury in Patients of Northern-Western Region of India
Journal Title: International Journal of Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of duration of injury and the level of lesion on Gastrointestinal Dysfunctions after Spinal Cord Injury patients. Outcome of 52 spinal cord injury patients using semi-structured questionnaire and was developed by international spinal cord injury society and analyzed by chi-square test. There was significant gastrointestinal dysfunctions observed including assisted methods of defecation rather than natural methods of defecation and more than average time required to complete the defecation process which were significantly increased as the duration of injury progress. This could have been improved with proper training of bowel care methods and proper education regarding the dietary intake as their life becomes usually sedentary after Spinal Cord Injury
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