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Hard Stool Taking Stool Softener Will I Be Okay

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Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Is senna fruit a stool softener? If not, can I take a stool softener with Senna fruit? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Prasad MD

I m the fulltime caretaker of my 101 year old mother. I give her a stool softener (Docusate Sodium ... two prunes daily. She has a bowel movement every day. Now I only give her a stool softener... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti MD

how about prunes as a stool softener ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

Can I take stool softener and pepto bismol ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

what kind of stool softener should i take while breastfeeding ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Pragnesh Vachharajani MD

could the use of postinor be affected by the use of a stool softener a few days later ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Usha MD

Can stool become hard while taking a stool softener? I haven t had a bowel movement in a little ... stool will come out hard when I finally pass while taking the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Usha ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Rajinder Bajoria MD

Hello, I am 38weeks and 3days pregnant and I am experiencing hard stools that are quite difficult to pass out.Can I take an off the counter stool softener and will it not have any effect on my baby ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajinder Bajoria ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Muhammad Akbar MD

one that it puts me into tears . I am using stool softeners and laxatives daily and the size of the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Akbar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

- i have sat in the bath and have taken a stool softner but I need some instant releif and something ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Internal Medicine Specialist)