70 Years Old. Having Heartburn And Involuntary Bowel Movement. Should I Be Concerned?

Posted on Thu, 27 Dec 2012

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Question : Involuntary bowel movement at night male 70
Some heartburn, stomach rumbling, diarrhea now
ThIs is third incident - weeks apart
Colonoscpy done 6 mo ago all normal
Had curry for dinner with rice and salad - previous time has sand dabs
, oysters fried, salad.

Answered by Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja (6 hours later)

Hi

Thanks for writing in

Involuntary bowel movement at this age after ingestion of contaminated food or drink should not be a concern

Instead try to avoid getting GI infections and take adequate fiber in diet

Add a probiotic twice a day for two weeks

Take sitz bath twice a day and perform sphincter physiotherapy

If this does not help go for a stool examination & if need be take an antibiotic as per the culture report

Do write back in case of doubts
Wishing you a healthy life ahead

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar