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I have been told my daughters bowel is badly blocked she has been put on movical 4 times a day to shift it but her bowel has expanded what happennext?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

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Fecal impaction: Movicol usually works within 24 hours. In your daughters case, she may have a fecal impaction and would benefit from enemas.

Answered 4/4/2013

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I have been told my daughters bowel is badly blocked she has been put on movical 4 times a day to shift it but her bowel has expanded what happennext?

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