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Suggest Treatment For Severe Constipation

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.

Thanks in advance for help
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
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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.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Constipation

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.