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What will help using the bathroom when milk magnesia, magn. citrate, dulcalax, moralax doesn't help also tryin fiber doesn't help what to do?

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Get seen: This suggests a serious problem with the lower intestine. Please get with a gastroenterologist. In the meantime, your personal physician can check you for hypothyroidism, scleroderma and several of of the other medical causes.

Dr Jacobson agreed

Answered 10/9/2013

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