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hi doctor, Please help, I have not been able to past stool properly for 3 weeks now. Even when i manage to past a little bit of stool I have to strain hard and it feels that there is some still some left that would not come out.
Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history of inability to pass stool normally for the last 3 weeks, passes little bit of stool, have strain hard, and feels that there is something still left inside. This can be remedied by the following: Try all sort of laxatives in different dosages to suit your passing of the stools and continue taking these as per the necessity. Sitz bath in a tub with warm water gives soothing effect and relaxes muscles and sphincters. Also can try passing 2 Glycerin suppositories per rectally in the morning before passing stool, really helps a lot. Since the history is short of 3 weeks only, there may not be anything serious. But if the above measures fail one has to go for further investigations like colonoscopy and so on.
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Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history of inability to pass stool normally for the last 3 weeks, passes little bit of stool, have strain hard, and feels that there is something still left inside. This can be remedied by the following: Try all sort of laxatives in different dosages to suit your passing of the stools and continue taking these as per the necessity. Sitz bath in a tub with warm water gives soothing effect and relaxes muscles and sphincters. Also can try passing 2 Glycerin suppositories per rectally in the morning before passing stool, really helps a lot. Since the history is short of 3 weeks only, there may not be anything serious. But if the above measures fail one has to go for further investigations like colonoscopy and so on.