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What Causes Constipation, Stomach Rumbling And Unusual Bowel Movement?

I haven t had a bowel movement in a while, but have a rumbling sensation in my stomach and ican hear it. i took milk of magnesia this morning and went to the bathroom this morning a little. it had a hard piece and the rest liquidy. what is wrong with my tummy?
Mon, 29 Feb 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of not having motion for a while, taking milk of magnesia helped only with passage of hard piece and the rest liquid. There is rumbling of the stomach and you can hear it.
This indicates that you have hard fecoliths embedded in the colon.
I would advise you the following:
Get an X-ray of the abdomen to see if there are fecoliths and if present to continue with milk of magnesia daily.
But to get an enema and if required the saline soap enema at the hospital to get relief from the fecoliths, then only it is possible to have proper motion.
Secondly, you have to take diet high in fibers and the foods and beverages that you that help in forming normal stool and to avoid anything that causes constipation .
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What Causes Constipation, Stomach Rumbling And Unusual Bowel Movement?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of not having motion for a while, taking milk of magnesia helped only with passage of hard piece and the rest liquid. There is rumbling of the stomach and you can hear it. This indicates that you have hard fecoliths embedded in the colon. I would advise you the following: Get an X-ray of the abdomen to see if there are fecoliths and if present to continue with milk of magnesia daily. But to get an enema and if required the saline soap enema at the hospital to get relief from the fecoliths, then only it is possible to have proper motion. Secondly, you have to take diet high in fibers and the foods and beverages that you that help in forming normal stool and to avoid anything that causes constipation .