A 42-year-old male asked:

Plz help. i feel stool blockage and gas after meal. stool even soft but hard to evacuate. surprisingly at every morning time stool came out. no blood seen. one group of doctors on ibs. other goes for colonoscopy. what is your advise?

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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered

Pediatrics 35 years experience

Hard to guess: 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, prune juice, prunes, fiber-with-water, polyethylene glycol, Senokot or other senna, milk of magnesia, other laxatives... A doctor who knows ALL of the patient's details can help decide.

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