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What can i use or take to relieve painful bowel movements?

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Depends: Painful anal pain with bowel movements can be a fissure, abscess, or hemorrhoids. First the etiology needs to be discovered. Abdominal pain with bowel movements has another set of possibilities and require evaluation.

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Answered 7/28/2018

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