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A 31-year-old male asked:
I sometimes have clear penile discharge when straining during a bowel movement, is this normal?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Prostate Fluid: This is common. It is prostate fluid, semen and sperm.
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Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Clear OK: It is likely from the bm pushing against your prostate on its way out and is normal. If changes color / volume / odor or becomes painful, then be concerned.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
My scrotum and penis shrinks during and after bowel movement. It takes hours to come back to normal.
Dr. Jalal Zuberianswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Need urology consult: It could be the after effect of surgical intervention. Pl follow up with urologist. Best of luck.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
16 years old: whenever pooping sometimes my penis turns into hourglass figure. Mostly when cold during bowel movements. Otherwise it is normal flaccid and normal erect. I hear this is normal but I started getting this last year. Will it go away???
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
If there is no lump bump and at other times the shape is normal there is nothing wrong to worry about. Yes it might just go away. Even if it does not ... Read More
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Answered Aug 17, 2022
A 20-year-old male asked:
I am 16 and before bowel movements/during bowel movements, my penis will make an hourglass shape then goes away right after. (normal erect) Ive had this problem for about 6 months now and want to know if it is peyronies or not and if it will go away?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
This is not a medical problem at all, just reflex contraction of penile tissues. This is common in men (and not only with defecation) and entirely har... Read More
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Reviewed Aug 09, 2022
A 32-year-old male asked:
It takes me a very long time to finish a bowel movement. I don't strain, there is no pain, stool is soft and normal color. But i can be in washroom 1h?
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
See GI: You may have a problem with the motility of the lower GI tract. This might be amenable to medication or surgical intervention. Need to determine why i... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Can straining to have a bowel movement cause your body temperature to rise a little bit? Isn't there a nervenor something that can get irritated during a bowel movement, which can cause reactions like that?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Fever?: No, this isn't possible and doesn't happen. Don't worry about it.
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Last updated Dec 7, 2020
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