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Why Having Bloated Feeling And Barely Having Bowel Movements?

hi , i have been having a tight stomach feeling that makes me feel full all the time . i dont really eat because i feel bloated afterwards, i barely have bowel movements and i havent really had sex just contact but my period was light the last time and regualr this time.
Fri, 31 Mar 2017
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Hello,
I can understand your concern for your symptoms.
1) Bloating, sluggish bowel movement are symptoms of indigestion associated with constipation.
2) Sluggish movement of large intestine lead to constipation. Constipation itself further reduce intestine movement due to distension of intestine.
3) reduced intestinal movement has inverse effect on digestion due to longer transit time for ingested food particles.
4) Correction of constipation with stool softener or laxative will help to improve intestinal movement. You can also consider to use stimulant suppository once or twice to stimulate large intestine movement.
5) Use of intestinal digestive enzyme supplementation will help partially to improve digestion.
6) If you have persistent symptoms after such symptomatic treatment then you should consider to perform colonoscopy to find other possible cause for constipation.

Hope I answered your query. If you have any further doubts, I would be happy to help you.
Have a nice day!
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Why Having Bloated Feeling And Barely Having Bowel Movements?

Hello, I can understand your concern for your symptoms. 1) Bloating, sluggish bowel movement are symptoms of indigestion associated with constipation. 2) Sluggish movement of large intestine lead to constipation. Constipation itself further reduce intestine movement due to distension of intestine. 3) reduced intestinal movement has inverse effect on digestion due to longer transit time for ingested food particles. 4) Correction of constipation with stool softener or laxative will help to improve intestinal movement. You can also consider to use stimulant suppository once or twice to stimulate large intestine movement. 5) Use of intestinal digestive enzyme supplementation will help partially to improve digestion. 6) If you have persistent symptoms after such symptomatic treatment then you should consider to perform colonoscopy to find other possible cause for constipation. Hope I answered your query. If you have any further doubts, I would be happy to help you. Have a nice day!