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pooping after constipation
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Gross answered
46 years experience Nephrology and Dialysis
Twisted: Poop is usually s shaped not twisted
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Enrique Molina answered
35 years experience Gastroenterology
Take a laxative: Take an over the counter laxative, and see if the helps. Otherwise seek medical assistance. You may need to combine different laxatives, or adjust you ... Read More
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Oscar Novick answered
58 years experience Pediatrics
Add fiber to diet: You need to add more fiber to your diet in form of cerals, vegetables and fruit. Go easy on the dairy products. Sometimes a stool softener may be hel ... Read More
Dr. Derrick Lonsdale answered
73 years experience Preventive Medicine
Not at all!!!: That is exrreme constipation and may just be a lousy diet.
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Mosolf answered
25 years experience Pediatrics
Constipation: If a baby's poops are very pasty like peanut butter then they are constipated. Their poops should be soft and mushy like oatmeal (or even softer). Str ... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Before : Before trying to answer this- does she have fecal smearing in her underwear or does she defecate in her underpants with full stools?
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ward Dean answered
43 years experience Anti-Aging Medicine
Yes: Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. Constipation can cause a variety of deadly illnesses--especially colon cancer. Bile acids break down into pote ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Barry Bergman answered
41 years experience Pediatrics
Stooling: Not everyone poops daily. Many people skip a day. It is more important the consistency. It should always be soft and easy to expel. If yours is normal ... Read More
A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Derrick Lonsdale answered
73 years experience Preventive Medicine
Probably a fissure: Constipation sometimes tears the mucous membrane in the anus and you get a fissure that is painful when you have a BM as well as producing blood. Pay ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Natural plugs: Apple sauce, bananas & rice cereal are the main constipators in most infants. Peaches, pears, plums & barley cereal are usually helpful in loosening t ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Water and fiber: Take fiber foods and drink enough water so that your urine is colorless. If you are not able to increase your intake of fiber foods, you may take a fi ... Read More
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