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Was constipated, took milk of magnesia and passed watery stool. next day i was still constipated and took more, then only watery stool. normal or not?

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Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj answered

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Constipation relief: get into the habit of regulating your stool.-stool must be soft not hard. Drink a lot of water,prunes,raisins & prune juice

Answered 6/21/2018

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A member asked:

Was constipated, took milk of magnesia and passed watery stool. next day i was still constipated and took more, then only watery stool. normal or not?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj answered

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