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She is a person who needs supervision, obviously. Start by calling the local Area Agency on Aging in her county and asking their advice. As i said above, you may need to call APS and get them involved. Does anyone have POA?

While she was in the hospital, was the issue of her diarrhea discussed? Was it present when she was in hospital/nh?

She could be ordering immodium from amazon, couldn't she?
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She refused to do a stool culture so we actually went in and scooped it off the floors and sent it in to the doctor. He talked to her about it but doctor/patient confidentiality means he can't talk to us and she refuses to tell us what he said.
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She actually took Imodium for over 30 years on a daily basis so the GI said no more. I know that nobody is buying her laxatives and she's no longer allowed to go to the store so she's not buying them for herself. When we moved her to her apartment we were able to go through everything so I know she's not hiding them. She refuses to go to another doctor. We only found out about the impacted intestine when she started throwing up poop. We rushed her to the ER (against her wishes) and she was in surgery within 2 hours. She has not been seen by a geriatric psychiatrist and she would never go. Her diabetes doctor says that she does present with mild dementia.
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Oh, and is she abusing laxatives and other OTC remedies? That was MY mom's problem..
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You need a second opinion. Did they do a stool culture? Do OTC remedies have any effect?

Has she been seen by a geriatric psychiatrist? Does she have a dementia diagnosis?

I think I would call social services myself and report her as a vulnerable adult who is refusing care.
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