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Suggest Remedy For Abdominal Distention

I havcabdominal distention which seems pretty severe to me. I have nausea and stomach pain. I have ibs diarrhea type.. I had an abdominal x-ray yesterday and they said they what looked like constipation but I had a severe bout of diarrhea right on schedule last night. and then the distention got worse. how concerned should I be and what could it be
Fri, 27 Jun 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
The picture is very clear. As the X-ray is showing constipation, the Doctor must be meaning fecoliths.
Fecoliths are the hard fecal matter and thereby get stuck in the large bowel. The gases get stuck and give a back-pressure to cause distension of the intestines ( abdomen).
Another effect is the large intestine produces too much mucus and pour liquid in effect to facilitate passage and in turn will appear as a IBS type of diarrhea, which you feel like.
The simple and best treatment in such cases is a soap-water enema' of a conventional type. This allows to passage of the fecoliths out and this will cure your problem.
If the condition recurs, a diagnostic colonoscopy in required to rule out a tumor or stricture.
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Suggest Remedy For Abdominal Distention

Hi. Thanks for your query. The picture is very clear. As the X-ray is showing constipation, the Doctor must be meaning fecoliths. Fecoliths are the hard fecal matter and thereby get stuck in the large bowel. The gases get stuck and give a back-pressure to cause distension of the intestines ( abdomen). Another effect is the large intestine produces too much mucus and pour liquid in effect to facilitate passage and in turn will appear as a IBS type of diarrhea, which you feel like. The simple and best treatment in such cases is a soap-water enema of a conventional type. This allows to passage of the fecoliths out and this will cure your problem. If the condition recurs, a diagnostic colonoscopy in required to rule out a tumor or stricture.