Bahrain
A 16-year-old male asked:
frequent bowel movement shortly after eating.
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Dr. Veena Govila answered
Internal Medicine 60 years experience
Frequent bms: B ms after eating can be related to your nerves like ibs. Or gluten enteropathy. Depends what you are eating. Talk and consult your dr.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Is it normal to have very frequent bowel movement before a period?
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Dr. Luis Villaplana answered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
HORMONAL CHANGES: Typical of menstrual cycles can and usually do affect other bodily functions.
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India
A male asked:
I'm having bowel movement within 2 hrs of having meal after staple haemorodictomy. How long will this frequent bowel movement last.
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Dr. Jeffrey Juchau answered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Bowel movements: We all have a reflex called the gastrocolic reflex that causes us to defecate after a meal, especially a large meal. This is a defense mechanism for the body to rid itself of waste so we could be ready to fight of flee back in the days of old. This is more pronounced in some people and after going through stressors.
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