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Suggest Treatment For Hard Stool And Abdominal Distension

Hi, my mum is in Watford general hospital she is 84 years old and has a stomach like she is carrying twins we are told its hard poo shes had scans to confirm this she is in a lot of pain the hospital are giving her enemas but that is only clearing the bottom bowl but not touching the hard poo also giving other laxatives but not working please tell us what can be done for her I know shes to frail for an operation
Thu, 19 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The description you have given suggestive of intestinal obstruction. Which can be due to obstruction of her bowel any where from small intestine to rectum. Get a CT scan of her abdomen to look for any tumors or fecal impaction. If symptoms doesn’t improve with laxatives or enema, she might require surgery. If general conditions are not good for extensive surgery we might go for minimal procedure like colostomy first and will do definitive procedure later. Consult a general surgeon and he will direct you accordingly.

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Suggest Treatment For Hard Stool And Abdominal Distension

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The description you have given suggestive of intestinal obstruction. Which can be due to obstruction of her bowel any where from small intestine to rectum. Get a CT scan of her abdomen to look for any tumors or fecal impaction. If symptoms doesn’t improve with laxatives or enema, she might require surgery. If general conditions are not good for extensive surgery we might go for minimal procedure like colostomy first and will do definitive procedure later. Consult a general surgeon and he will direct you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.