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What Causes Pain In The Rectum During Bowel Movement?
im 6 3 190pounds , have trouble passing a stool in my rectum , i expirence alot of pain when trying to pass , ive already took bisacodyl tablets and increased my water intake , tryed drinking a teaspoon or so of mineral oil , also tryed manually removing stool but could only get small peices,stool doesnt feel rock hard but is firm.. ive never needed laxitives of any sort or ever had trouble passing , i was on pain pills for a week or so but have been off for a few days now . i can still pass gas but there definitly blockage in my rectum i dont know if stool softeners would help at this point or not , im not expierencing any constant pain , only when trying to pass stool , should i keep taking laxitives or stool softeners , or will i have to manually remove it completly. thanks in advanced , any suggestions would be nice.
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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It would be best to use stool softeners, this may be more effective for you at this point.
An example of a stool softener is dulcolax which should be over the counter.
You may also want to increase your fiber intake by using high fiber foods (fruits, vegetables , whole grain foods) plus a fiber supplement.
Examples of fiber supplements are metamucil, benefiber, cetrucil.
Continue using a lot of fluids, not including any caffeine products or alcohol because these would actually cause the body to lose fluids.
At least 8 to 10 glasses daily.
I hope this helps
It would be best to use stool softeners, this may be more effective for you at this point.
An example of a stool softener is dulcolax which should be over the counter.
You may also want to increase your fiber intake by using high fiber foods (fruits, vegetables , whole grain foods) plus a fiber supplement.
Examples of fiber supplements are metamucil, benefiber, cetrucil.
Continue using a lot of fluids, not including any caffeine products or alcohol because these would actually cause the body to lose fluids.
At least 8 to 10 glasses daily.
I hope this helps
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