What Causes Lack Of Bowel Movement While On Miralax?

Posted on Fri, 28 Jul 2017

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Question : Ihstool softeners.I have not had a bowel movement in several days. I have taken stool softeners, Miralax, stool softener with laxative ssennosides and Dulclax suppositories. Any suggestions?

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Digital evacuation.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query.

Have gone through your query in detail and i appreciate your concerns.

As you have already tried all classes of laxatives. I would suggest you to Go for Digital evacuation.It involves the use of fingers to aid in the removal of stool from the rectum.Stool is emptied by gently inserting a finger into the rectum and removing it. If hardened stool is palpable in the rectum, it may require manual fragmentation or disimpaction. A lubricated, gloved index finger is inserted into the rectum and the hardened stool is gently broken up using a scissoring motion.

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