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Suggest Remedy For Incomplete Emptying Of Bowels In A Diabetic
Question: Hi doctor
Hope you are well?
I am 35 years of age with type 2 diabetes.
I am also overweight.
For last 2 weeks i have been having issues emptying bowels.
I am going but seesm like i havent emptied properly.
The stools are normal shape and also brown.
No blood.
Pls help?
Hope you are well?
I am 35 years of age with type 2 diabetes.
I am also overweight.
For last 2 weeks i have been having issues emptying bowels.
I am going but seesm like i havent emptied properly.
The stools are normal shape and also brown.
No blood.
Pls help?
Brief Answer:
This could be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
this could be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Tumors can also cause such a feeling. If you don't have any first degree relative with early colon cancer (before the age of 40) then IBS is the most likely diagnosis.
Other symptoms may include: pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, pellet-like stool, urgency to defecate, etc
Going to the toilet usually relieves most of the aforementioned symptoms.
It is closely related to the psychological status of the patient. Stress and anxiety aggravate the symptoms.
Of course this is not a 100% certain diagnosis, but it seems likely with the little available data.
I hope you find my answer helpful!
You can contact me again, if you'd like to continue this discussion, by using your follow-up questions.
Kind Regards!
This could be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
this could be a sign of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Tumors can also cause such a feeling. If you don't have any first degree relative with early colon cancer (before the age of 40) then IBS is the most likely diagnosis.
Other symptoms may include: pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, pellet-like stool, urgency to defecate, etc
Going to the toilet usually relieves most of the aforementioned symptoms.
It is closely related to the psychological status of the patient. Stress and anxiety aggravate the symptoms.
Of course this is not a 100% certain diagnosis, but it seems likely with the little available data.
I hope you find my answer helpful!
You can contact me again, if you'd like to continue this discussion, by using your follow-up questions.
Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
So you think its not cancer?
I seem to have been having this symtptoms over last 2 years.
I do also suffer from anxiety.
I seem to have been having this symtptoms over last 2 years.
I do also suffer from anxiety.
Brief Answer:
Cancer is not very common at this age
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
you are young for colon cancer, although nobody can really rule it out without endoscopic evaluation (colonoscopy). The cancer risk is increased when there is a familial burden of colon cancer at an early age or one of the polyposis syndromes.
IBS fits well with your history of anxiety and the fact that you're having symptoms for the last two years. Getting an endoscopy done would reassure you and help establish a diagnosis.
Kind Regards!
Cancer is not very common at this age
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
you are young for colon cancer, although nobody can really rule it out without endoscopic evaluation (colonoscopy). The cancer risk is increased when there is a familial burden of colon cancer at an early age or one of the polyposis syndromes.
IBS fits well with your history of anxiety and the fact that you're having symptoms for the last two years. Getting an endoscopy done would reassure you and help establish a diagnosis.
Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks i am a very anxious person
Brief Answer:
You're welcome
Detailed Answer:
You're welcome. Coping with anxiety is not easy and may cause various symptoms along the way. Just remember that you've got to exclude the serious diagnoses before blaming anxiety, but also remember that the chances of a serious diagnosis would almost always be less.
You're welcome
Detailed Answer:
You're welcome. Coping with anxiety is not easy and may cause various symptoms along the way. Just remember that you've got to exclude the serious diagnoses before blaming anxiety, but also remember that the chances of a serious diagnosis would almost always be less.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Nonone in my family has had bowel cancer ever.
So i guess it maybe IBS.
Is there anyway to relive these symptoms?
So i guess it maybe IBS.
Is there anyway to relive these symptoms?
Brief Answer:
Diet changes and anxiety reduction
Detailed Answer:
Drinking enough water (avoiding dehydration mostly), being physically active, eating a lot of fiber and having a regular defecation schedule (every morning after breakfast, for example) will help you to have an easy time in the toilet. Reducing anxiety is very important as well.
If you don't have any pain or bloating etc that commonly accompany IBS then drug treatment won't likely help.
Kind Regards!
Diet changes and anxiety reduction
Detailed Answer:
Drinking enough water (avoiding dehydration mostly), being physically active, eating a lot of fiber and having a regular defecation schedule (every morning after breakfast, for example) will help you to have an easy time in the toilet. Reducing anxiety is very important as well.
If you don't have any pain or bloating etc that commonly accompany IBS then drug treatment won't likely help.
Kind Regards!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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