Hello, Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic, It seems you are having constipation and abdominal pain. 1) Since how many days your husband has constipation? 2) Does he experience any pain while passing stool? 3) Do you feel any abdominal discomfort ? If it is there, do you feel relief of this discomfort after passing stool? Usually this type of stools will occur in persons with constipation or with fecal impaction. If he has constipation with hard stool, he should take plenty of water, foods like vegetables, fruits, and leafy vegetables on every day as it will make stool bulky and soft by retaining water in it leading to easy passage of stool. And make a habit of going to toilet everyday as if you skip one day the retained stool becomes hard on the next day. Even after trying this if he still have difficulty in passing stool you can take stool softeners like oral lactulose daily in the bedtime after consulting your Physician. Also,take plenty of water, foods like vegetables, fruits, and leafy vegetables on every day as it will make stool bulky and soft by retaining water in it leading to easy passage of stool. If still problem persists then you seek advise from gastroenterologist. Regards,