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Haven't had bowel movement in about 7 days. what should i do?
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Try an enema: By 7 days, there is a lot of stool in the colon. Taking oral laxatives just packs in more stool towards the rectum. You need to break that up with an enema or two. Please go see a doctor for this.
Answered 4/15/2018
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