A nurse discourages a patient from straining excessively when attempting to have a bowel movement

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In a patient paralyzed from the waist down by a lower spinal cord injury, .... A- defecation is accomplished only by the reflexes that come from the enteric nervous system. B- defecation is not affected. C- defecation does not happen due to the disconnection of the central nervous system and the lower GI tract.

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This question we are asked what will happen to the process of defecation In an individual with a lower spinal cord injury, a spinal cord injury may interrupt communication between the nerves in the spinal cord that control bladder and bowel function and the brain causing incontinence. This result in bladder or bowel dysfunction that is term neurasthenic bladder or neurasthenic bubble. A spinal cord injury below the T. 12 level may damage the defecation reflects and relax the anal sphincter muscle. This is known as lower motor neuron or flaccid bubble management of this type of bubble problem may require more frequent attempts to empty the bubble and bearing down are manual removal of stool. Does the answer is option C defecation does not happen due to the disconnection of the central nervous system and the lower gastrointestinal tract. I hope you got the solution for your question. Thank you.

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