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How Can Chronic Constipation Be Treated?

I just got results of pelvic ultrasound, abdominal ultrasound, and a CT scan and have an appointment to see my gastro doctor on12/19. Last Sunday night went to ER and diagnosed with UTI infection. Have been on prescription of 500 mg of Cephalexin since them. At the moment I am not having a lot of pain but am still having constipation. I had diviticultis a few years ago and was pretty sick from the medicine. My question is; What can I safely take besides stool softeners to loosen constipation alleviate the bloating and gas so that this does not get worse until I see the gastro doctor next week? Or would a high fiber diet help till then.
Fri, 19 Jan 2018
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and at the same time the treatment is simple but always be losen.......constipation mainly refer to bad food style that may containing more starch or rice or tea drinking and lesser vegetables and lesser fruits....

this food style can make severe constipation for you...
there may be no pathogenic disease causing that but unhealthy food enough to be the cause...

dear user

to treat constipation you should follow simple steps of management

monitoring your food style to food containing high fibers as fruits and vegetables with less rice less besquit less tea........you will find after awhile time having normal defecation and the constipation ended gradually
......please get your worry out as stress increases that......so management is simple but most of people think that drugs will be good...

healthy food is very effective and he will be fine.......constipation may indicate salmonella infection causing typhoid.....for assurance you need to do widal test if negative results just monitor your food style

wish you healthy life
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How Can Chronic Constipation Be Treated?

and at the same time the treatment is simple but always be losen.......constipation mainly refer to bad food style that may containing more starch or rice or tea drinking and lesser vegetables and lesser fruits.... this food style can make severe constipation for you... there may be no pathogenic disease causing that but unhealthy food enough to be the cause... dear user to treat constipation you should follow simple steps of management monitoring your food style to food containing high fibers as fruits and vegetables with less rice less besquit less tea........you will find after awhile time having normal defecation and the constipation ended gradually ......please get your worry out as stress increases that......so management is simple but most of people think that drugs will be good... healthy food is very effective and he will be fine.......constipation may indicate salmonella infection causing typhoid.....for assurance you need to do widal test if negative results just monitor your food style wish you healthy life