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Can Stool Softener And Pepto Bismol Be Taken Together?
Posted on
Fri, 12 Dec 2014
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Answered on
Wed, 7 Jan 2015
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Question : Can I take stool softener and pepto bismol
Brief Answer:
OK to use pepto and stool softner
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns.
You have recently have been experiencing constipation and this has inflamed your hemorrhoids. You are exactly right to treat your constipation with a stool softener. You can also add fiber laxatives that you make the stools softer too and not interfere with the Pepto-Bismol.
I hope this answered your question. Please contact us again with your health care concerns and questions
OK to use pepto and stool softner
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns.
You have recently have been experiencing constipation and this has inflamed your hemorrhoids. You are exactly right to treat your constipation with a stool softener. You can also add fiber laxatives that you make the stools softer too and not interfere with the Pepto-Bismol.
I hope this answered your question. Please contact us again with your health care concerns and questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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