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What Can A Retal Cancer Patient Do To Improve The Problem With Stool Passing?

I'M 50 YEARS OLD AND HAVE RETAL CANCER. I HAVE A TEMP COLOSTOMY AND HAVING HAED TIME PASSING STOOLS THERE BIG AND HARD TAKES A LONG TIME TO PASS AND PAINFUL WHAT CAN I DO WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO HELP IT PASS SOME TIMES STUCK AND TAKES LONG TIME TO PASS WITH A LOT OF PAIN BECAUSE OF THE SIZE
Wed, 8 Jan 2014
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Hi
Thanks for your query.

You can try laxatives like paraffin based ones or lactulose, which will make the stools soft so that passing will be a lot easier.

Hope this helps.
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What Can A Retal Cancer Patient Do To Improve The Problem With Stool Passing?

Hi Thanks for your query. You can try laxatives like paraffin based ones or lactulose, which will make the stools soft so that passing will be a lot easier. Hope this helps. regards