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Can Stool Softener And Pepto Bismol Be Taken Together?

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Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2015
Question: Can I take stool softener and pepto bismol
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Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (58 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
OK to use pepto and stool softner

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns.

You have recently have been experiencing constipation and this has inflamed your hemorrhoids. You are exactly right to treat your constipation with a stool softener. You can also add fiber laxatives that you make the stools softer too and not interfere with the Pepto-Bismol.

I hope this answered your question. Please contact us again with your health care concerns and questions
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Dr. Ronald Schubert

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Can Stool Softener And Pepto Bismol Be Taken Together?

Brief Answer: OK to use pepto and stool softner Detailed Answer: Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns. You have recently have been experiencing constipation and this has inflamed your hemorrhoids. You are exactly right to treat your constipation with a stool softener. You can also add fiber laxatives that you make the stools softer too and not interfere with the Pepto-Bismol. I hope this answered your question. Please contact us again with your health care concerns and questions