Question 1

what causes an adult to poop their pants by accident?

Accepted Answer

Severity determines: Occasional incontinence of stool with fecal leakage is common, but loss of bowel control particularly without warning may signal a significant infection, inflammatory problem, maldigestive concern, or neurologic disorder.  Sometimes, particularly in youths, the condition is behavioral.  Often, anal manometry followed by biofeedback can be curative without the need of surgery or medication.

Question 2

can an adult eat as normal even not beeing able to poop for a month?

Accepted Answer

: I'm quite sure you have defecated within a week. Constipation is defined as going without a BM for 3 days. Stools become hard and very difficult to pass after 3 or4 days. You should consult your physician or a gastroenterologist urgently to look into your constipation problem. A recent onset can be caused by colon cancer.

Question 3

what happens to an adult when not beeing able to poop for a month but eating as normal?

Accepted Answer

: The large intestine is likely distended loke a balloon that may eventually lead to complications. I would seek out an evaluation and treatment by a GI doc.

Question 4

what happens if an adult were to ingest children's laxatives would it make their poops smaller?

Accepted Answer

No: No.  Children's laxatives are just laxatives at a smaller dose.  It is still just a laxative.  Probably have to take more of it to exert effect.

Question 5

nov. went to dr. for lots of pain. he did exray i had adult colic. now being march i have yet to be the same go week without pooping. should i b worri

Accepted Answer

See GI Dr: Unusual, and persistence suggests ongoing condition which needs formal evaluation and treatment. See a gastroenterologist for this.

Question 6

how would adult diapers help my ibs if they can tell its me pooping?

Accepted Answer

Protect your clothes: If you occasionally leak, thru a wet toot or difficulty making it to the can on time this might help you temporarily. I can't see any adult walking around with the same load a 3yo won't live with.

Question 7

my lil one has been suffering with constipation since birth he turned 1 in june i changed his formula to novalac it2 which helped the first week and it's back to normal he poops adult size poop that i have to help him squeeze out sometime it bleeds:(?

Accepted Answer

Fix the constipation: A person with constipation needs to be sure there is no other disease causing it. If constipation is just due to slow movement of the food and poop through the gut, some things to try include:  vegetables, prune juice, prunes, Miralax, senna syrup, milk of magnesia, other pediatric laxatives... Can see the pediatrician often, until problem is solved, to avoid interfering with his potty training.

Question 8

what causes green poop in adults can eating a lot of lettuce and spinach make your poop color green i had green poop today i was curious is that healthy or is it a sign of cancer?

Accepted Answer

: The stool color is provided by the bile from the liver that is adds to fecal debris. It starts out a deep green &amp; slowly changes thru greens to yellows to browns as the germs in the intestines metabolize the bile. Green generally means the stool in question moved through faster or was subject to less change by gut germs.

Question 9

what are some things that cause a lime green gel like substance in/on stool for an adult male notice when wiping

Accepted Answer

Green stools: This could result from rapid transit of feces through the intestines, or from food colorings such as in liquorice., consuming iron-rich foods or iron supplements, or leafy green vegetables, taking laxatives, and if with other intestinal symptoms it can result from irritable bowel or intestinal infections. If no symptoms, no worries.

Question 10

creamy coloured poo in an adult?

Accepted Answer

Doctor can check: Light colored poo can be due to not enough bile getting into the intestine.  If a person has gall bladder disease or some other bile blockage, such symptoms can occur.  A primary care doctor can evaluate and order some tests.

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