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What Causes Constipation, Hard Painful Lump On Lower Abdomen And Left Leg Pain?
Question: for a couple weeks i can barely poop. its either pencil thin or diarrhea. i finally tried milk of manesia but only a lil liquid diarrhea came out. i can feel a large hard lump in my lower ab and it hurts and sometimes pain radiation down my left leg. should i try a larger dose of milk of m or try a enima? i think i might have fecel impaction
Brief Answer:
Seems like impacted stools
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic!
Based on the history you have shared, it seems as if you are having impacted stools and that is causing the pains, incomplete defecation and emptying and narrow pencil thin stools at times. The best approach would be to use stool softness like lactulose orally and alongwith that you can try glycerine suppositories before defecation to let it soften a bit, and if still doesn't work then the next resort would be enema. Meanwhile keep using castor oil drops, ispaghol husk and fibre rich diets. Also using motility agents like domperidone can also assist in better relief. Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Regards.
Seems like impacted stools
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic!
Based on the history you have shared, it seems as if you are having impacted stools and that is causing the pains, incomplete defecation and emptying and narrow pencil thin stools at times. The best approach would be to use stool softness like lactulose orally and alongwith that you can try glycerine suppositories before defecation to let it soften a bit, and if still doesn't work then the next resort would be enema. Meanwhile keep using castor oil drops, ispaghol husk and fibre rich diets. Also using motility agents like domperidone can also assist in better relief. Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Naveen Kumar
if i take milk of magnesia 1 at 11am 15ml and 1 at 2pm 15ml and its now 1234am following day and stomach is gurgling but no fart or poop. and when push on stomach, burping a lot
Brief Answer:
It is because of impacted stools
Detailed Answer:
Hi!
It's sad to know about the symptoms that you are experiencing but based on these, in my opinion the symptoms can't improve significantly until the impacted or hard stools or either removed manually or by suppositories or enema and the measures which you have used so far are only stool softeners and these can only be beneficial once the obstructing stools are removed.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Regards.
It is because of impacted stools
Detailed Answer:
Hi!
It's sad to know about the symptoms that you are experiencing but based on these, in my opinion the symptoms can't improve significantly until the impacted or hard stools or either removed manually or by suppositories or enema and the measures which you have used so far are only stool softeners and these can only be beneficial once the obstructing stools are removed.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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