Acute urinary retention and gastroparesis due to self-medication in an elderly male

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dc.contributor.authorGumashta, Jyotsnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGumashta, Raghvendraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:01:40Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:01:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractAn eighty-five years old man complained of difficulty in swallowing for relatively dry food items and water with occasional episodes of vomiting. He was a diabetic and hypertensive patient on treatment for long, suddenly reported pain and discomfort in the abdomen with inability to pass urine. All the parameters were within normal limits except prostate being 70 ml enlarged. He was catheterized with diagnosis of BPH with chronic urinary retention. TURP was advised but the case did not consent for it. On close scrutiny of detailed history, it was observed that the patient was on self-medication of homeopathic drugs which were causing smooth muscle relaxation of bladder and GIT, causing difficulty in deglutition and constipation. On discontinuation of drugs, these effects disappeared and the case did not need any further catheterization, concluding that the acute urinary retention was caused by self-medication induced constipation. It is hence inferred that self-medication with homeopathic medicines should be avoided specially by elderly as aging effects and co-morbid condition often coexist.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGumashta Jyotsna, Gumashta Raghvendra. Acute urinary retention and gastroparesis due to self-medication in an elderly male. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2020 May; 8(5): 2336-2338en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.issn2320-6012
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/212291
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20202290en_US
dc.subjectConstipationen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectGastroparesisen_US
dc.subjectSelf-medicationen_US
dc.subjectUrinary retentionen_US
dc.titleAcute urinary retention and gastroparesis due to self-medication in an elderly maleen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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