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What Causes Stomach Pain And Bowel Movements Shortly After Eating?
I have bowel movements almost every time I eat breakfast and Dinner. Sometimes I feel I have to go but it turns out to be a release of Gas. I am 75 and never had this type or habit before. I usally went once a day.This has been ongoing for about two weeks now. Experience stomach pain with urge to go. YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 27 Aug 2018
Hi,
It is usual to have bowel movement quickly after eating due to some reflex between the stomach and the bowel. On the other hand sometimes patients may experience similar symptoms due to certain conditions. The first thing to rule out especially with age is milk intolerance. You may try to avoid milk for a month and see if this affects the symptoms. You can still take cheese and yogurt. If no improvement by avoiding milk you can talk to your doctor and other conditions have to be considered and tests done for like:
- giardia infection (needs stool for ova and parasites and stool antigen test for giardia)
- deficiency of pancreatic enzymes (several tests to rule this out or the doctor might decide to just give the enzymes and see if there is improvement)
- if you have never had a colonoscopy or is more than 10 years since the last one, this might be a good time to have it done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
It is usual to have bowel movement quickly after eating due to some reflex between the stomach and the bowel. On the other hand sometimes patients may experience similar symptoms due to certain conditions. The first thing to rule out especially with age is milk intolerance. You may try to avoid milk for a month and see if this affects the symptoms. You can still take cheese and yogurt. If no improvement by avoiding milk you can talk to your doctor and other conditions have to be considered and tests done for like:
- giardia infection (needs stool for ova and parasites and stool antigen test for giardia)
- deficiency of pancreatic enzymes (several tests to rule this out or the doctor might decide to just give the enzymes and see if there is improvement)
- if you have never had a colonoscopy or is more than 10 years since the last one, this might be a good time to have it done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj
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