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Suggest Treatment For Severe Constipation

Hi, Im 18 yrs old. Just had a surgery and had to take strong pain meds which have made me very constipated. I have the urge to go, but the stool has become so large and hard that I cant pass it. I have suffered from an anal fissure in the past and I m afraid its come back. I m afraid to go to the bathroom so i keep holding it in, not sure what to do. I have been to the bathroom in a week. Should I go to the ER?
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
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Thanks for contacting with your health comcern and since condition har arisen due to medication (narcotics/pain killers) thus it is best to consult the general surgeon who has done the surgery as he will better know as how to overcome the problem, till then:

I. Soap water enema is best: take 10ml soap water in syringe,position yourself in left lateral position then lubricate your anus and tip of syringe with oil/lignocaine jelly and and ask another exprerienced person to slightly push inwards into anus with gentle pressure and empty the content and after withdrawing immediately cover the anus with cotton and wait for 2-3 minutes, in majority of cases it gives immediate results.

II. Give purgation with olive oil (as it is free from side effects)

III. Avoid: newly harvested rice,black gram, peas,potato,late night awakening.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Constipation

Dear Thanks for contacting with your health comcern and since condition har arisen due to medication (narcotics/pain killers) thus it is best to consult the general surgeon who has done the surgery as he will better know as how to overcome the problem, till then: I. Soap water enema is best: take 10ml soap water in syringe,position yourself in left lateral position then lubricate your anus and tip of syringe with oil/lignocaine jelly and and ask another exprerienced person to slightly push inwards into anus with gentle pressure and empty the content and after withdrawing immediately cover the anus with cotton and wait for 2-3 minutes, in majority of cases it gives immediate results. II. Give purgation with olive oil (as it is free from side effects) III. Avoid: newly harvested rice,black gram, peas,potato,late night awakening.