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Difficult stools
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A 18-year old female asked:
From 1 month i have difficult stools. Help me please!
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A 28-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficult stools and constipation.
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A 38-year old female asked:
I am experiencing constipation and feeling of unfinished defecation. The following also describes me: Difficult stools. What should I do? When I do go, it is very small amount, like maybe a little bigger than large marble marble. 3 weeks
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A 17-year old female asked:
I am experiencing frequent passing gas and extremely dark green, difficult stools. Should I worry?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I am experiencing difficult stools. Can the poop that goes back in go to the appendix?? And eventually lead to appendicitis?
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A female asked:
Pain left side still hard difficult stools but I pass a bit every day, am I still constipated? It's stressing me out and I don't drink much water
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A 34-year old female asked:
I am experiencing passing a lot of gas, frequent stools, difficult stools, feeling of unfinished defecation and thin, pencil-like stools.
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A 28-year old male asked:
Still having rectal bleeding after passing difficult stools. I have grade two internal hemorrhoids, I've had a recent clear colonoscopy and endoscopy.
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling of unfinished defecation, obstipation, rectal lump and mucus in stool. The following also describe me: Constipation and Difficult stools. What should I do?
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A 51-year old male asked:
I am experiencing back injury, difficult stools, leaking urine, loss of sex drive, numbness or tingling (time frame: gradual) (side: one side only) , ?
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A 54-year old male asked:
What is the effect of drinking red wine? Also i find it difficult to stool the following morning because the stool was very strong, what caused it
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A 50-year old asked:
I find it difficult to stool because the feaces is hard and blood do come out after forced defecation.What could cause this and the treatment.Thanks?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Can eating meat make you constipated or make it more difficult to pass stools?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I'm finding it very difficult to pass stools as they are quite hard &there is a orangish mucus on them. relieves pressure when I burp. (Been a month)
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A 29-year old male asked about a female:
My 11month old baby find it very difficult to pass stool,as it seems to her very straining and stools are like goats feces it consistency or not at al?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Does stress and anxiety cause the anal sphincter to be tighter than usual or it normally would be making it feel more difficult to pass stool?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can anal fissure lead to scar tissue that makes it difficult to pass stool? Had issues with fissures on/off for a few months. Now for last 6mos extremely difficult to pass stool. Can only do while standing/hunched. If I strain I get hemroids easily?
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A 84-year old male asked:
Internal hemorrhoids are swollen and make the passing of the stool difficult need to strain hard and have to use enemas to have a bm. The stool is flat but soft, i take a stool softener every evening.
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A 31-year old male asked:
32/M/White. Extremely difficult to pass stool while sitting 6-mos. Only standing/hunched and still moderately difficult. No blood. Plenty of water intake. Mother diagnosed stg4 colon cancer @ 45. Occasional upper right ab pain, comes and goes?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Symptoms: dark loose stools, difficult/incomplete evacuation, severe abdominal distention from trapped gas, mucous. Diagnosed IBS. I think Proctitis?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Unable to pass stool and difficult to pass wind.?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What food items can I give my 1year 10 month old baby who is constipated her she finds its difficult to release her stools...please help?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Little yellow mocus in stool after difficult evacuation? Rash in anus, coxis itch, ? Causes? Possible condition?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Hi Doc, tip of stool is dark and hard daily. it has caused anus inflammation.. also i see red blood on stool.. also difficult+ incomplete urinating TY?
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A female asked:
Can lack of exercise and healthy diet cause difficult bowel movements even if stools are normal and not hardened? Normal stools but difficult passing?
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A 44-year old male asked:
Passing flat stool with grooves in it. No other symptoms. No bleeding or pain. Whats could be the cause of this?
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A 73-year old female asked:
I am seeing tiny spots of black in my stools on and off. I do have I B S and hemmoroids which have been bothering me lately. ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Soft round very small stools. Easy to pass and no straining, I think its Bristol stool type 5 but sometimes feeling incomplete. Is this an issue?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Trying to determine cause of hard stools, i have noticed a few days of high fibre clears up mild constipation but as soon as i have 1 or 2 days of less fibre its like im getting backed up again is this normal?
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A 30-year old female asked:
My two month poops after every feed its 4 days now since it started, even if I give him a small feed he poops a mustard seedy stool, he is currently using a formula. I checked his temperature , it looks fine . ?
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