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Suggest Remedy For Severe Constipation With Yellowish Brown Mucus In Stool
Question: For about 3 weeks I have been constipated (very unusual for me) and seem to always have a yellowish/very light brown mucous discharge even with no bowel movement. Some minor cramping in lower stomach, infrequently. No intense pain. I found that eating breakfast burritos with sausage, eggs and hot sauce relieves my constipation (tough diet to live on). No other food seems to help. I had a colonoscopy within the year and only some minor hemmoroids were mentioned-otherwise all good. For the first time today I noticed a couple tiny red specs in mucous. Did have a couple cocktail cherries at a dinner last night.
Brief Answer:
The red specs may be related to food. Start management as mentioned.
Detailed Answer:
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I have completely reviewed your health query, and can well realize all those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will give extend my expertise to solve the problems.
The red specs you noticed in your stools may be due to the food you ate yesterday. No worries for that. But if it persists and you feel it is like a fresh red blood, it may be a bleeding hemorrhoid. You will need to consult a Gen.Surgeon/Gastroenterologist then for managing the issue.
For constipation, one rule to follow is: Take the foods the help you, avoid those which cause the problem to get increased in severity.
Keep using the suppositories until you start getting normal stools. You need to take Citrucel dietary fiber supplement with plenty of water and keep it in routine. It will make a bulky stools and will alleviate constipation.
Fruits, vegetables and salads helps a lot and avoid processed red meat, beverages, caffeinated drinks, chocolates, fast, junk and spicy foods.
Remain physically active as much as you can as this helps your intestinal motility get better. But remember to keep a judicious supply of water. Also take Pedialyte to replenish fluid and electrolytes deficiency.
30 minutes before breakfast take Tab PANTOPRAZOLE 40mg / Tab LEVOSULPIRIDE 25mg for better motility. You will get relief from symptoms of stomach discomfort too.
At night take LACTULOSE Syrup 3 TSF before going to bed. It will help you more in the morning bowel movements.
Sitz bath--take lukewarm water in a tub and add salt to it. Sit in that for sometimes, many times a day. It will give soothing comfort.
Hope I answered all of your queries. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you with my expert opinion. Please don't forget to rate to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is very necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
The red specs may be related to food. Start management as mentioned.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for consulting me at HCM. Your trust in HCM means a lot to me as a Physician.
I have completely reviewed your health query, and can well realize all those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will give extend my expertise to solve the problems.
The red specs you noticed in your stools may be due to the food you ate yesterday. No worries for that. But if it persists and you feel it is like a fresh red blood, it may be a bleeding hemorrhoid. You will need to consult a Gen.Surgeon/Gastroenterologist then for managing the issue.
For constipation, one rule to follow is: Take the foods the help you, avoid those which cause the problem to get increased in severity.
Keep using the suppositories until you start getting normal stools. You need to take Citrucel dietary fiber supplement with plenty of water and keep it in routine. It will make a bulky stools and will alleviate constipation.
Fruits, vegetables and salads helps a lot and avoid processed red meat, beverages, caffeinated drinks, chocolates, fast, junk and spicy foods.
Remain physically active as much as you can as this helps your intestinal motility get better. But remember to keep a judicious supply of water. Also take Pedialyte to replenish fluid and electrolytes deficiency.
30 minutes before breakfast take Tab PANTOPRAZOLE 40mg / Tab LEVOSULPIRIDE 25mg for better motility. You will get relief from symptoms of stomach discomfort too.
At night take LACTULOSE Syrup 3 TSF before going to bed. It will help you more in the morning bowel movements.
Sitz bath--take lukewarm water in a tub and add salt to it. Sit in that for sometimes, many times a day. It will give soothing comfort.
Hope I answered all of your queries. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you with my expert opinion. Please don't forget to rate to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is very necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
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