Try: The Care recipient (cr) can have constipation, trouble having a bowel movement, when there is a change in what he or she eats take certain medicines including namenda get less exercise than usual drink less fluid than usual try to get the cr to drink at least 6 glasses of liquid a day besides water other good sources of liquid include juice especially prune juice gelatin such as jell-o soup melted ice cream decaffeinated coffee and tea liquid cereal such as cream of wheat foods high in fiber dried apricots raisins or prunes; some dry cereals; or soybeans to help ease constipation if possible make sure that the cr gets some exercise such as walking each day information references "caring for a person with alzheimer’s disease your easy-to-use guide from the national institute on aging" by national institute on aging 2011 available at www nia nih gov

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