Hello ya'll! I'm at work right now and could use some help. I have a pt who has not had a "good" BM in about a week. I remember reading on here someone's recipe for something to help with that. If I recall it has prune juice and sprite and soemthing else in it. Does anybody know what it is? 'Cause I think it would be really helpful to my pt. thanks! 1 Likes
Wise Woman RN Mar 5, 2007 1 cup all bran1 cup applesauce1/2 cup prune juiceCinnamon and/or nutmeg to taste... Mix it up, put it in the refrigerator. I makes a kind of pudding. We used to give a med cup of it for each patient daily. Hope this helps. 1 Likes
Mulan Mar 5, 2007 half prune juice and half 7-up warmed, is an old recipe good for gas and bm, guess sprite would probably be the same difference 1 Likes
KJRN79 Specializes in OB/peds (after gen surgery for 3 yrs). Mar 5, 2007 We used to warm up 4 oz prune juice, put in 1/2-1 teas lemon juice and sugar to sweeten to taste. If my memory serves me right it worked EVERY time! (Postpartum moms, anyway!) 1 Likes
TravelingirlRN Specializes in Emergency. Has 14 years experience. Mar 5, 2007 We used to use warm prune juice and MOM mixed. Tastes bad but works well. 1 Likes
annmariern Specializes in vascular, med surg, home health , rehab,. Has 30 years experience. Mar 6, 2007 30 of mom, 40z any carbonated drink, 4 0z prune juice. or 1 dulcolax supp.seems to work most of the time 1 Likes
Balder_LPN, LPN Specializes in Urgent Care. Has 1 years experience. Mar 6, 2007 miko014 said:Hello ya'll! I'm at work right now and could use some help. I have a pt who has not had a "good" BM in about a week. I remember reading on here someone's recipe for something to help with that. If I recall it has prune juice and sprite and something else in it. Does anybody know what it is? 'Cause I think it would be really helpful to my pt. thanks! 1 Likes
TracyB,RN, RN Specializes in jack of all trades, master of none. Has 14 years experience. Mar 6, 2007 I've seen warm prune juice do the trick many times...not too appetizing, but most stuff isn't... 1 Likes
Ginger35 Mar 6, 2007 This recipe we call "the bomb"warm prune juice1 tablespoon melted butterMOM-Usually see results by the next day 1 Likes
ben123 Mar 6, 2007 I eat cream of wheat almost every morning and the next day when I go it is like giving birth. Since you said he has not gone in 1 week I reccomend the 4 oz of prune juice warmed ( I don't know why warm but it works real good) If not u might have to get an order for an enema or disimpation. 1 Likes
Kiwinurse1 Mar 6, 2007 In New Zealand here we use stewed prunes with kiwifruit pureed in it. Also a product called kiwicrush which the pt.s drink. It usually works very well. We have it in the fridge on the ward all the time. Great stuff. 1 Likes
azlisa Mar 6, 2007 Dr Pepper at room temperature. It is actually carbonated prune juice. I've used this one for years. A Dr suggested this. Also, for the opposite, diarhhea, drink liquid jello. The jello solidify's in the intestines, its always worked for my family. 1 Likes
ben123 Mar 6, 2007 Kiwinurse1 said:Scuse my ignorance, but what is MOM? Don't know that abbreviation.Milk of Magnesia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_hydroxide 1 Likes
miko014 Mar 6, 2007 Good tips, thanks dudes. I tried to do a search on this, but I was at work and didn't have time to comb through all the results - but get this, my manager was looking at this with me! I was sure I would get busted for using the computer, but when she saw I was using it for a pt, she was very interested, lol! Tried the warm 7-up (we only have sierra mist...six of one, right?) and prune juice combo, but it didn't work. Maybe it wasn't warm enough? Anyway I gave her some MOM and she was waiting for results when I left... 1 Likes
fleasle Specializes in Transplant. Mar 6, 2007 azlisa said:Dr Pepper at room temperature. It is actually carbonated prune juice. I've used this one for years. A Dr suggested this. Also, for the opposite, diarhhea, drink liquid jello. The jello solidify's in the intestines, its always worked for my family.That is an urban legend. Dr. Pepper has never been made of, or contained prune juice. Here is the snopes page link to read about it if you wish. 1 Likes