What Do Mushy Stool And Hemorrhoids Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 8 Apr 2015

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Question : thank you. I have a mushy stool and hemoriods. I have to keep wiping after a bowel movement to keep clean. Any suggestion

Answered by Dr. Klarida Papaqako (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Use water for cleaning up after bowel movements

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thank you for posting your question to HCM,

The hemorrhoids make the stool mushy, but the stool remains in the rectal area aggravate the hemorrhoids.

My suggestions for your case would be to take care of preventing the hemorrhoids to get worse, which in my deduction would help the mushy stool.

Some practical advises are:
-- Have a healthy diet, with lots of fruits, vegetables and liquids.
--Walking as much as possible has proved to help with the hemorrhoids.
--When they are getting bigger, bath sits with warm water and some drops of disinfectant may help. Also, if possible to use water to clean up after every bowel movement for some time, and you will notice the improvement in the hemorrhoids yourself.

Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need any further clarifications. If not, please kindly rate the question and close it.

Take care,
Dr. Papaqako

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