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My mother had colonoscopy done 8 days ago today and has not had bowl movement since. went to emergency room and was told it's normal...is it?
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Not normal: With the colonoscopy prep not unusual to not have a bm for 2-3 days afterward. Assuming your mother is eating regular meals and is not chronically constipated, she should have had a bm by now. She needs to call her GI doctor who performed the colonoscopy and ask for his recommendations. Probably not a serious issue. She can try 1-2 tbsp of milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) as long as she is not having pain, fever.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Call her dr: Call the doctor who did the colonoscopy and discuss this with them. While it may be normal, they may have a way to make her bowels more normal.
Answered 2/23/2013
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