Inadequate
food intake
Low
fiber diet
Dehydration
Weakness
Inactivity
Confusion
Depression
Unfamiliar
toilet arrangements
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Opioids
Drugs
w/ anticholinergic effects (hyoscine, phenothiazines,
tricyclic antidepressants, antiparkinsonian agents)
Antacids
(calcium and aluminium compounds)
Diuretics
Anticonvulsants
Iron
Antihypertensive
agents
Vinca
alkaloids
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Intestinal
obstruction due to: tumour in the bowel wall, or external
compression by abdominal or pelvic tumour
Damage
to lumbosacral spinal cord, cauda equina or pelvic
plexus
Hypercalcemia
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Diabetes
Hypothyroidism
Hypokalemia
Hernia
Diverticular
disease
Rectocele
Anal
fissure or stenosis
Anterior
mucosal prolapse
Hemorrhoids
Colitis
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