A member asked:

2 bulging discs l2 & 3 hasn't had a bowel movement for 6 days despite milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) and sena. he doesn't want to go to hospital vomiting today

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Go to the hospital: He absolutely should go to a hospital to evaluate for a small bowel obstruction. u mentioned the disc buldges bc he's on on pain medicine for them? Narcotics can cause constipation for sure. These things can resolve sometimes with bowel rest and a nasogastric tube decompressing the gut, but certainly if it continues to worsen, surgery may be needed... Uve waited already 6 days..get checked out

Answered 4/4/2016

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