Nick,

This is aVery common  problem that  PWP's experience. It is partly brought
on by some of the meds and also due to the  fact that with PD, everything
seems to slow down including the intestines.

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Constipation
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~||{  National Parkinson Foundation  }||~ NPF ~||{  A World Wide
Organization  }||~ We thought you might be interested in the following from
Dr. Lieberman's book "Shaking Up Parkinson". The article was excerpted from
an article by

PATIENT PERSPECTIVES ON PARKINSON'S
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19. CONSTIPATION AND PARKINSON'S It is ironic that Sid was preparing to
write this essay on constipation, not knowing that it was going to be the
cause of his death. The reason we had chosen this topic as the next in our
series of essays was that we

Parkinson's Disease: Nutrition Matters
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CHAPTER 3Constipation Why does constipation occur so frequently with
Parkinson's? Constipation is defined as having fewer than three bowel
movements per week. There appear to be two main reasons for the frequency of
constipation in PD: Medications us

Parkinson's Disease: Nutrition Matters
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Why can't I just use laxatives? Many people prefer laxatives, which are
powerful, but work in a different way. Laxatives stimulate the nerve endings
of the colon, causing rapid removal of bowel contents. Over time, stimulant
laxatives damage the lini

Parkinson's Disease: What You Should Know
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graphicPREVENTING CONSTIPATION Parkinson's disease often slows food
processing throughout the gastrointestinal tract, from chewing and
swallowing to gastric emptying to elimination. In addition, medications used
to treat PD can slow peristalsis, the

Parkinson's Disease: Medications
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CONSTIPATION Constipation is reported by a majority of individuals with
Parkinson's disease. This is likely due to degeneration in the nerves of the
colon, which results in slowed passage of stool through the large bowel.
Dystonias (involuntary muscl

Frequency of Bowel Movements
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~||{  National Parkinson Foundation  }||~ NPF ~||{  A World Wide
Organization  }||~ The following article appeared in Neurology, the journal
of the American Academy of Neurology. The article was picked up by the
national news medi

Encarta Encyclopedia August 1999
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~||{  National Parkinson Foundation  }||~ NPF ~||{  A World Wide
Organization  }||~ Encarta Encyclopedia August 1999 PARKINSON DISEASE
INTRODUCTION Parkinson disease (PD) is a slowly progressive disease of the
nervous system. Ther

Nutrition Swallowing in Parkinson's Disease
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~||{  National Parkinson Foundation  }||~ NPF ~||{  A World Wide
Organization  }||~ Nutrition and Swallowing In Parkinson's Disease Janet
Schwantz, M.S., CCC/SP Neurology Research & Education Center, Lubbock, Texas
A National

Parkinson's Disease: Medications
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Contents Chapter 1. Introduction to Pharmacotherapy for Parkinson's Disease
Symptoms Dopaminergic Drugs Chapter 2. Levodopa - Still the Gold Standard
Carbidopa/Levodopa (SINEMET®) Carbidopa (LODOSYN®) Optimal Treatment With
Carbidopa/Levodopa (SINEME


Would suggest that you go to http://www.parkinson.org/search.htm
and take a look - just type in  "constipation" and the rest will come up.
Good Luck, Rob



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From: "Nick Drozdowski" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 1:04 AM
Subject: Constipation


> My wife has been taking the same meds and amounts for the last 4 years:
1/day
> amantadine, 2/day eldepryl, and 3-4/day mirapex (.25mg).  She was taking 2
> amantadine/day about 6 months ago, but reduced it to one
>
> The last 6-8 months, she has had bad constipation, even though she eats
lots of
> veggies and fruits.  Anyone have a solution?
>
> Nick
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