What Causes Altered Bowel Habits, Lower Abdominal Pain And Loose Stools?

Posted on Sat, 5 Nov 2016

Question: Greetings..
Problem is frequent visit to toilet. I usually have to go to washroom at least 4-5 times a day. This problem is from quite a few years now. This also causes some pain in lower abdomen. Mostly the stools are loose. Everytime after milk or tea, I got to rush. I got my ultrasounds n few other tests done around 6 months back and all reports were normal. Please suggest

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (21 minutes later)

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Hello and welcome to health care magic.

The symptoms you are experiencing might be due to irritable bowel syndrome(IBS), it's a condition in which patient experience altered bowel habits but all the investigations are normal.
Pain, typically relives after passing stool, along with bloating and feeling of incomplete evacuation.

For your lower abdominal pain I would suggest taking antispasmodics like meveberine while for diarrhea loperamide can be prescribed.

Before labeling your condition as IBS there are certain conditions that need to be ruled out so consult your primary care physician.

Any association to your symptoms with any particular food also needs to be considered.

Thank-you for choosing health care magic.
Regards
Dr.S.Khalil.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (50 minutes later)

Thank you Sir,

I just read on Google about IBS. This looks like pretty much similar to my problem. No food as such apart from milk and alcohol sometimes. Everytime I take milk or tea, it becomes mandatory to go to washroom. Also, the control power is less as I cannot hold it for long even if I am travelling. Can u please suggest any medicines that I can try.

Thanks a lot for your prompt response.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (22 minutes later)

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Hello again.

There are many options to treat IBS. Mebeverine in combination with ispaghula husk will be a good option. Amitryptiline and levosulpride is also used by some physicians.

Trial and error is used to decidetreatment option.
Sucralfate and rifaximin is also used.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (7 hours later)

Thank u sir

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Most welcome

Detailed Answer:
You are most welcome

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (3 minutes later)

One last question: Can you please confirm the daily dose for this: "Mebeverine in combination with ispaghula husk". Also for how many days its recommended to follow this dose.

Thanks in advance!!

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (4 minutes later)

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Hello again.

Their combination is available by the name of MOVCOL Sachets. It can be available by a different brand name in your locality.

Mebeverine alone is taken as 135 mg od tablet.
Ispaghula husk can be taken 3 times a day mixed in water.

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar