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Irregular Bowl Moment How To Make It Normal
Question: Since last one week, I am getting a feeling that that not all stool has passed. It is giving me very mild stomach ache and mild urge to pass stools. The stools are soft, not hard at all.
I generally pass stools only once a day.
Please advise how to make my bowel movements normal.
I generally pass stools only once a day.
Please advise how to make my bowel movements normal.
Brief Answer:
Let us find the cause and do the things as advised .
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted hte history and understood your concerns.
Feeling of incomplete evacuation - that is feeling you are getting although you are passing soft stools. But I noticed you have tried Isabgol. If your stool are soft without Isabgol, stop taking it.
Your feeling can be due to various reasons like mild intestinal infection as you have mild stomach pain too. Stress or anxiety also can cause such feeling as your thoughts are directly related to intestinal movement and feelings.
Grade 3 & 4 piles: such piles can be treated only by surgery, No medications help.
I would advise you the following:
First of all go back to the normal home diet as before, Do not anything new. No outside or stale foods.
Control of stress and anxiety if at all you have.
Boiled for 20 minutes and cooled water is the best.
Send the sample of stool for lab tests for 3 days, if there is any positive finding your Doctor will specifically treat that.
Consult a General Surgeon per-rectal examination, proctoscopy and if needed then sigmoidoscopy /colonoscopy. Plan surgery if indicated.
Take probiotics/curd if it suits you.
Specific medications can be given once the cause is found.
Take care.
And give feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General and Gastro Surgeon.
Let us find the cause and do the things as advised .
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted hte history and understood your concerns.
Feeling of incomplete evacuation - that is feeling you are getting although you are passing soft stools. But I noticed you have tried Isabgol. If your stool are soft without Isabgol, stop taking it.
Your feeling can be due to various reasons like mild intestinal infection as you have mild stomach pain too. Stress or anxiety also can cause such feeling as your thoughts are directly related to intestinal movement and feelings.
Grade 3 & 4 piles: such piles can be treated only by surgery, No medications help.
I would advise you the following:
First of all go back to the normal home diet as before, Do not anything new. No outside or stale foods.
Control of stress and anxiety if at all you have.
Boiled for 20 minutes and cooled water is the best.
Send the sample of stool for lab tests for 3 days, if there is any positive finding your Doctor will specifically treat that.
Consult a General Surgeon per-rectal examination, proctoscopy and if needed then sigmoidoscopy /colonoscopy. Plan surgery if indicated.
Take probiotics/curd if it suits you.
Specific medications can be given once the cause is found.
Take care.
And give feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General and Gastro Surgeon.
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