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What Causes Severe Constipation Despite Taking Lactulose?

Hello I am very constipated ,, I have been to the hospital had xrays done and they seen that I was pretty full .. The doctor there prescribed Apo-Lactulose and Lax a day ,, after takeing this since this past Monday I called the pharmacy to her not much was happening she suggested I increase the Apo- Lactulose to 4 table spoons a day ,, this I started yesterday and I have also inserted 2 suppositories and not much is happening ,, what else could I try please let me know thank you . Also drinking lots of water and now I seem to have a lot of water and not much fecal coming from the rectum but what does come out is very soft
Sun, 26 Apr 2015
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What Causes Severe Constipation Despite Taking Lactulose?