A nurse is teaching a client with diverticulitis about psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid (Metamucil ® ). Which of the following statements by the nurse would require follow-up?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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A nurse is teaching a client with diverticulitis about psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid (Metamucil ® ). Which of the following statements by the nurse would require follow-up? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Answer

Psyllium is a bulk-forming laxative

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Psyllium is not absorbed or digested by the gastrointestinal tract

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Psyllium helps ease the passage of stool

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Psyllium should be taken with small sips of water

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