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Since one week, i have been straining to pass stools. my stools are soft but they are narrow/thin stools. bowel movements everyday. little drops of blood on toilet paper and on stool. can this be indicative of constipation or something more serious?
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Dr can examine tummy: Each person with constipation needs to be sure there is no other disease causing it. If constipation is just due to slow movement of the food and poop through the gut, then the things to try are vegetables, water, fiber with water, prune juice, prunes, polyethylene glycol, Senokot or other senna, milk of magnesia, other laxatives... A doctor can examine tummy to check for anything serious.
Answered 10/26/2020
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