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Please explain why is it that when i have a bowel-movement, i have muscle pain on my legs?
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Straining of muscles: With the bowel movement you strain other muscles in the legs. Your physician can evaluate you and see if you have any other musculo skeletal reason
Answered 5/3/2015
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