why are my intestines rumbling and no bm?

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Answer 1

Constipation: It sounds like you are constipated. Take a laxative or stool softener. Make sure you drink plenty of water. You may need to start on a fiber regimen.

Answer 2

No: The sense of incomplete evacuation is abnormal. This should be discussed with your doctor for further evaluation and treatment.

Answer 3

No: no that's called tenesmuss you should see your doctor ASAP

Answer 4

Long time: There is no standard answer but in general months - years. This is a complicated process stemming from multiple possible sources. The gut is a slow organ to be damaged and to heal.

Answer 5

Leaky Gut: Difficult to say. Therapies vary and you likely need to try a few or even combine a few to get good control of the disease. And because it is an autoimmune disease, it tends not to go away but can go into a remission state with therapy.

Answer 6

Red wine and bowels: No under ordinary circumstances of moderate intake of wine. Large amounts of wine will often irritate the intestinal system and affect bowel function.

Answer 7

Red wine and IBS : Red wine can be a trigger food for irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). If one has ibs, red wine can cause diarrhea. It is also to be avoided if one is prone to acid reflux.

Answer 8

Yes: Alot depends on the underlying medical reason for the surgery and how much is removed.

Answer 9

Colon resection: The small intestine is the most important part of the GI tract. It provides all absorption of food. The colon doesnt do much and is basically a tube. You dont need a colon for normal lifespan. You do need a certain portion of your small intestine.

Answer 10

Meds are smaller: Molecules of medication are far smaller than bacteria. Note, however, that bacteria can cross the bowel into the blood when there is damage or inflammation as can happen with bowel ischemia for example.

Answer 11

Normally not: Medications specially made particles easily absorbed thro gut, to blood stream for the maximum benefit to the body. Most of the bacteria have a coating that prevents them from getting absorbed. Most of them are commensals, meaning they help us digestive system. When an overwhelming infection occurs, disease causing bacteria can pass thro the channels in the gut.

Answer 12

Different sizes: Medications are broken down into very small pieces by enzymes and even the bacteria in the intestine so they're small enough to be absorbed. Bacteria are too big to be absorbed, although sometimes bacterial products can be. In some disease states bacteria can get too deep in the lining of the gut and cause severe illness.

Answer 13

Body's defenses: A couple of reasons for bacteria not being "absorbed": 1) the intestinal lining (aka epithelium) has cells that are connected throguh tight junctions that does not allow bacteria through. Medications are typically much smaller than bacterial, and can pass through this epithelial lining. 2) mucosal defenses results in vacvteria getting mired in the mucosal layer lining the GI tract.

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