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Why am i still having no bowel movements even after prescription laxatives?
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Great question to...: ...ask the provider who prescribed the laxatives since he/she best knows the results of any testing you've undergone that defines the cause of your constipation. We, on the other hand, can only guess without additional information.
Answered 10/31/2015
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