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No appetite, sharp pain in left side of chest when i bent over to pick something up, no bowel movement for days even after taking miralax, (polyethylene glycol) sound serious?
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See a doctor : You may be constipated and have musculoskeletal pain. Need better control of constipation and confirming etiology of chest pain.
Answered 5/16/2014
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See below: It sounds like you've got some GI issues that need close physical examination.
Answered 10/23/2018
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