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A 34-year-old female asked:
i have not had a bowel movement in five days, what can i do?
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Dr. Orrin Ailloni-Charas answered
Anesthesiology 29 years experience
Enemas: Laxatives, stool softener, fluids. If necessary, go to dr or er for disimpaction.
5468 viewsAnswered Feb 8, 2021
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Haven't had a bowel movement in over 25 days what's wrong?
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Dr. Milena Lombardi answered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Constipation: There are a lot of different things that can cause this:
medications like narcotics, metabolic problems like diabetes and hypothyroidism, problems with the colon itself like a blockage, or dead bowel, neuromuscular diseases like multiple sclerosis, stroke or parkinson's. This is by no means a complete list. Please see your doctor.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
I haven't had a bowel movement in nearly 7 days - what can I do?
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Dr. Sanjay Jain answered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
OTC laxatives: There could be a number of things going and you need to be evaluated by a gastroenterologist. If you have no abdominal pain, fever, bleeding from rectum and symptoms are chronic, you should start with fiber supplement and stool softners along with daily exercise and increase fluid intake. If you have any of the above, seek immediate medical attention.
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A member asked:
Diabetic, have not had a bowel movement in 3 days, why?
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Dr. Fernando Austin answered
Gastroenterology 46 years experience
Constipation: Constipation causes are variable. Is diabetes well controlled? Increase dietary fiber and water intake. Fiber supplement such as benefiber or citrucel or konsyl may be of benefit. If problem persists, see your doctor.
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A member asked:
Haven't had bowel movement in 3 days, what do I do?
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Dr. Kenneth Smith answered
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
Constipation: The population does tend to-be fixated on bowel movements. Up to every three days is considered normal as long as not painful. The differential diagnosis for constipation is extensive including dehydration, inadequate fiber, medications including agents such as codeine.
5490 viewsAnswered Nov 21, 2018
A 45-year-old member asked:
i haven''t had a bowel movement 5 days. What do I do?'
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Dr. You Sung Sang answered
Gastroenterology 31 years experience
Enemas next: By 5 days, there is a high likelihood of a fecal impact ion. Without trying to loosen that up first, taking anything orally may not work. Try an enema 1st followed by some oral stimulant laxative like senekot or dulcolax. Magnesium citrate as a last resort before seeing your doctor. Good luck.
4735 viewsAnswered Mar 15, 2020
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