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What Causes Severe Pain In The Abdomen?

My daughter had severe abdominal pain. Hospital said a ruptured cyst AND that she has a lot of poop inside her. Can poop be harmful if left in there? She is sleeping all day for the last 3 days and now her eyes are swollen. I don t know if it is related.
Sat, 25 Aug 2018
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Hello,

Very likely your daughter is having constipation and she will need fiber supplements and medications to help with it. She can take extra fiber supplements as over the counter and use them daily and if no improvement in 3-4 days can add Lactulose syrup.

Meanwhile it is important for her to drink plenty, be active and have plenty of fruit and vegetables. Plums and pears have plenty of fibers as well.

If constipation lasts and is not treated can cause severe abdominal pain (as it has already happened in the case of your daughter), wide bowel (megacolon) and hemorrhoids so it is important to have the proper measures and treatments. The swelling of her eyes are probably due to sleeping a lot so if your daughter is starting to be active and take the proper treatment for constipation and still the eyes are swollen in 2-3 days she needs to see a doctor.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Severe Pain In The Abdomen?

Hello, Very likely your daughter is having constipation and she will need fiber supplements and medications to help with it. She can take extra fiber supplements as over the counter and use them daily and if no improvement in 3-4 days can add Lactulose syrup. Meanwhile it is important for her to drink plenty, be active and have plenty of fruit and vegetables. Plums and pears have plenty of fibers as well. If constipation lasts and is not treated can cause severe abdominal pain (as it has already happened in the case of your daughter), wide bowel (megacolon) and hemorrhoids so it is important to have the proper measures and treatments. The swelling of her eyes are probably due to sleeping a lot so if your daughter is starting to be active and take the proper treatment for constipation and still the eyes are swollen in 2-3 days she needs to see a doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.