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Suggest Remedy For Multiple Bowel Movement After Hemicolectomy

I had a right hemicolectomy over two years ago. Since then I have always had at least 5 bowel movements per day. The last 5 days I have not been able to have a bowel movement. I had a small hemorrhoid and now it is quite large. I have tried stool softeners taking extra fish oil and manually trying to pull it out but there is nothing in the angus or rectum. I feel lumps inside with my finger
Fri, 11 Mar 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of hemicolectomy 2 years ago and since then have irregular bowel movements, mostly loose stools up to 5 per day but now have constipation for the last 5 days.
You also have hemorrhoid which you have tried to pull and have palpated that something is felt in the rectum.
My thoughts and advise:
Since hemicolectomy means a part of the large bowel is removed, it is possibly the discontinuity of the nerves that carry on the normal motility to change.
Secondly, there is not sufficient of large bowel to function hence one gets deficiency of vitamins, mineral and trace elements.
Please take multivitamins with all such supplements as they are most required to have normal bodily functions including that of bowel.
GO for X-ray of the abdomen to see whether the remaining colon is loaded with feces or fecoliths, get an enema for evaluation.
Oral laxatives only if required.
Colonoscopy and biopsy after preparation and so on.
A proper diagnosis and treatment will help you to recover well.
Also not all the foods and beverages that cause you any of the bowel symptoms and stop them altogether.
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Suggest Remedy For Multiple Bowel Movement After Hemicolectomy

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of hemicolectomy 2 years ago and since then have irregular bowel movements, mostly loose stools up to 5 per day but now have constipation for the last 5 days. You also have hemorrhoid which you have tried to pull and have palpated that something is felt in the rectum. My thoughts and advise: Since hemicolectomy means a part of the large bowel is removed, it is possibly the discontinuity of the nerves that carry on the normal motility to change. Secondly, there is not sufficient of large bowel to function hence one gets deficiency of vitamins, mineral and trace elements. Please take multivitamins with all such supplements as they are most required to have normal bodily functions including that of bowel. GO for X-ray of the abdomen to see whether the remaining colon is loaded with feces or fecoliths, get an enema for evaluation. Oral laxatives only if required. Colonoscopy and biopsy after preparation and so on. A proper diagnosis and treatment will help you to recover well. Also not all the foods and beverages that cause you any of the bowel symptoms and stop them altogether.