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A 22-year-old female asked:

Rephrasing question. i have seen gi drs but still no answer for chronic constipation! can someone tell me how often i can use fleet enema (sodium bisphosphate) in1 week?

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Dr. Derrick Lonsdaleanswered

Preventive Medicine 75 years experience

The most common reason: For chronic constipation is lousy diet, particularly all the sugary stuff

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I toke two laxative two night ago an yesterday i felt sick so did a fleet enema (sodium bisphosphate) an it only got small amount out i stay constipated?

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Chronic constipation since Oct '22. GI doctors haven't found cause. Enemas & laxatives no longer work. Today pooped out soft, pale yellow tissue w/ grey veins. Smells terrible. GI Dr. I called to show no call back yet. How to preserve it to test?

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