What Causes Frequent Bowel Movements After A Rectal Prolapse Surgery?

Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2015

Question: what can you do for to many bowel movement a day and the stool is always soft, had recently rectal prolapse corrected and since the surgery I have to many bowel movements and only a little bit at a time (yesterday I had about 10 bowel movements during the day all soft and only a little bit at a time. I am eating a diet with fruit, grain, vegetables and meat, little dairy (yoghurt and very little cheese)?

Is it possible that the surgery side inside has not healed yet? I had surgery the 28 Oct 2014.

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Sharma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Surgery must have healed.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM
I am Dr Rakesh Sharma answering your query.
I can understand your concern.
Your diet is full of fiber, and this diet is given to constipated individuals.
Please furnish me with following information,
1.Were you constipated before operation.
2.Are you also taking any medications.
3.Is there any pain or cramps in abdomen.
4.Have you had any allergy of food product before surgery.
Please reply , this as well as any thing else which you think may be important ,will enable me to give you a more useful answer.
You surgery inside must have fully healed by now.
Waiting for your reply,
Good luck

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