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I haven't pooped 5 weeks and i've taken stool softeners and laxatives nothing helps, i have bad lower back pain now. should i go to the er? help!
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See details: It is impossible to believe that you have not had a bowel movement in 5 weeks. Your abdomen must be terribly distended and painful. If so, you should go to the ER.
Answered 6/5/2014
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