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Chronic Absence Of Bowel Movement, Had Suffered A Fall Earlier. Could The Fall Have Impacted Me?

I am 65 years old and fell on my back 2 weeks go. Had x-rays and no fractures. After a week with no BM I went to my doctor and he prescribed microlax and if that didn´t work and an enema. Nothing worked. He told me to do 2 more enemas and if they didn´t work to go to casualty. They x-rayed my abdomen and it is full of stool, but with no impactation. I have had a couple of liquid BM´s. They prescribed me movicol......more liquid BM´s. I have been taking movicol for one week. I have no more liquid BM´s but hardly anything else. Could the fall have done something to my intestines causing my bowel to stop working. Before I had a BM every morning. I am very worried. Both of my parents died of colon cancer. I had a colonoscopia 3 years ago and not due for another for 2 years.
Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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Hello

Thanks for the query

It is quite possible that the fall might have lead to the present issue, especially if it involved the lumbar and sacral spine. I strongly advice you to seek help from neurologists in this regard, MRI spine should be done as a further work up as just x rays might not adequate.

I hope I was of help

Regards
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Chronic Absence Of Bowel Movement, Had Suffered A Fall Earlier. Could The Fall Have Impacted Me?

Hello Thanks for the query It is quite possible that the fall might have lead to the present issue, especially if it involved the lumbar and sacral spine. I strongly advice you to seek help from neurologists in this regard, MRI spine should be done as a further work up as just x rays might not adequate. I hope I was of help Regards