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A member asked:
If you fall and break your tailbone, could it somehow cause an obstruction to bowel movements? if so, how could it be fixed?
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Yes: When you break you tail bone that cause a lot of pain when you trying to have bm. To overcome that you could pain medication and stool softener and sits bath915 min in warm water, trying to relax those muscle in that area.
Answered 1/15/2013
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