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What Causes Stool To Be Dark And What Is The
Question: what causes stool to be dark and what is the remedy?
last few months its becoming each morning very difficult to go poo because of the hard stool?
what do you recommend that i do starting today?
last few months its becoming each morning very difficult to go poo because of the hard stool?
what do you recommend that i do starting today?
Brief Answer:
various possibilities and guidelines in details as below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor services.
I have read your query and here is my advise.
* As per my surgical experience, dark stool with difficulty in passage can be
due to
- internal blood loss from colon
- hemorrhoid
- digestive enzyme and intestine flora disturbances
- others as narrowing of intestine lumen from stricture , mass or else
Here are some helpful tips for your case
- Drink plenty of liquids preferably boiled water, lemon juice, butter milk
- High fiber diet including green veg, cereals, pulses, legumes
- Laxative as Bisacodyl tablet helps for acute constipation , while bulk
forming agents as Ispaghula husk or Psyllium husk help on long term basis
- Avoid spices, non veg items at present
- Remain ambulatory
- Do regular walking, exercises, deep breathing and YOGA
- Avoid smoking and alcohol if consuming
- Maintain blood sugar and body weight
* I would like to discuss further with following details in the follow up
session.
1. Details of dark stool means blackish, stained with blood or which type ?
2. How is the caliber of stool - thin or normal as previous times ?
3. Associated weight , appetite changes with this if any ?
4. When last doc visit and colonoscopy done ?
Feel free to discuss further regarding the same.
Regards.
Dr Bhagyesh ( MS consultant surgeon )
various possibilities and guidelines in details as below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor services.
I have read your query and here is my advise.
* As per my surgical experience, dark stool with difficulty in passage can be
due to
- internal blood loss from colon
- hemorrhoid
- digestive enzyme and intestine flora disturbances
- others as narrowing of intestine lumen from stricture , mass or else
Here are some helpful tips for your case
- Drink plenty of liquids preferably boiled water, lemon juice, butter milk
- High fiber diet including green veg, cereals, pulses, legumes
- Laxative as Bisacodyl tablet helps for acute constipation , while bulk
forming agents as Ispaghula husk or Psyllium husk help on long term basis
- Avoid spices, non veg items at present
- Remain ambulatory
- Do regular walking, exercises, deep breathing and YOGA
- Avoid smoking and alcohol if consuming
- Maintain blood sugar and body weight
* I would like to discuss further with following details in the follow up
session.
1. Details of dark stool means blackish, stained with blood or which type ?
2. How is the caliber of stool - thin or normal as previous times ?
3. Associated weight , appetite changes with this if any ?
4. When last doc visit and colonoscopy done ?
Feel free to discuss further regarding the same.
Regards.
Dr Bhagyesh ( MS consultant surgeon )
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