A member asked:

At age 50 am suffering from indigestion and getting difficulty with my bowel. whenever i have the urge to go to the toilet, i hardly deficate.?

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Dr. John Fung answered

Specializes in General Surgery

See your physician: While your symptoms are non-specific and can be caused by changes in diet, stress, age and benign causes, given your age, it would be worthwhile seeing your physician if you do not respond to a short course of over-the-counter treatment with an antacid, stool softeners and taking in extra water. You are at an age where screening colonoscopy is recommended to rule out colon cancer.

Answered 3/1/2013

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Dr. Steve Martinez answered

Specializes in Breast Surgery

Win-win: It is a win-win situation for you: you need to have a colonoscopy at age 50 to diagnose any potential colon or rectal polyps/tumors (win). The laxative given to you to prepare your colon for the colonoscopy will clean you out (win).

Answered 2/26/2013

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