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At the er with no gas or stool movement and distended stomach. a lot of swelling in right abd x-ray shows no gas in colon. dr sent me home. meaning??

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Just constipation: Sounds like you have a bad case of constipation which you can deal with in your own (laxatives, good diet, enema etc)

Answered 12/9/2018

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