A member asked:

Had constipation for 2 days, took lax and produced type 4 stool. but now can produce bowel movements only with lax, not on my own. still constipated?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

See GI: May be over-concentrating (/water-extracting) or may be another issue present. See GI for evaluation as to if chronic laxative may be ok for you or may worsen your situation in long run.

Answered 8/14/2018

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