My 99-year-old mother has forgotten how to push out a bowel movement. As a consequence, she keeps running to the bathroom every 15 minutes day and night thinking she has to go, but nothing happens. Her stool is soft and not huge due to the high fiber diet I provide. If I do a manual fecal disimpaction, all her symptoms will go away for a week or two, but I hate doing it as it is disgusting! I don't want to make her stools runny with MOM or laxatives, as I don't want liquid, nasty diapers and bottom area to clean up. Is there anything that helps an advanced AD pt bear down and push out their BMs?
Other than the high fiber have you added things like
Senna
Prunes or prune juice
I gave my Husband a puree of pineapple and papaya. I bought the fruit pureed it and portioned it and kept it in the freezer.
She is going to lose that "pushing out" that you want her to do. If she is not impacted her body will void when it is time. She is then "bowel incontinent" (probably would be considered so at this point. )
And yes you will have to clean up nasty briefs. Liquid and very solid and everything in between. And that includes cleaning up her bottom area. (and you should be doing that now or at least checking to be sure she is properly cleaning herself.