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Treatment For Pain, Constipation, And Hard Stools After Colostomy Closure?
Dear Sir, My 15 year daughter has gone through a colostomy closure last month, we give her looz syrup everyday upto 60 ml and still she is constipating. We are giving her only fruits, rice and vegetables. She is in terrible pain every day to pass a small portion og black hard stool. Please help and suggest. Regards Das
Wed, 18 Dec 2013
Hi...you are not giving enough stool forming food to her...give her more fibers in diet...try isabgul husk and more of bananas... whole cereals like wheat and not only rice...
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