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What Is The Treatment For Constipation?

I have been constipated for couple days and today my stomack and back started hurting I ve been taking laxitives and don t help I pooped a little but it was really dark and these sharp pains in my middle back and stach keep accruing I don t know what is wrong
Mon, 5 Jun 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

In most cases of such short constipation lifestyle changes and diet are sufficient for improvement.
It means, to make your poo softer and easier to pass, drink plenty of fluids and avoid alcohol, increase the fiber in your diet, and add some wheat bran to your diet. Good fiber sources include bran and other whole grains found in cereals, breads, and brown rice, vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, carrots, and asparagus and fresh fruits or dried fruits such as raisins, apricots, and prunes beans. If there is no improvement, then constipation may be caused by several issues.
Second, you may at times need to try a laxative such as Fleet Phospho-Soda, Milk of Magnesia, or glycerin suppositories. If there won’t be improvement from these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry, and food allergy testing. In some cases, it may also be a sign of inflammatory bowel diseases and tumors so, it should be ruled out if symptoms persist.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
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What Is The Treatment For Constipation?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. In most cases of such short constipation lifestyle changes and diet are sufficient for improvement. It means, to make your poo softer and easier to pass, drink plenty of fluids and avoid alcohol, increase the fiber in your diet, and add some wheat bran to your diet. Good fiber sources include bran and other whole grains found in cereals, breads, and brown rice, vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, carrots, and asparagus and fresh fruits or dried fruits such as raisins, apricots, and prunes beans. If there is no improvement, then constipation may be caused by several issues. Second, you may at times need to try a laxative such as Fleet Phospho-Soda, Milk of Magnesia, or glycerin suppositories. If there won’t be improvement from these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry, and food allergy testing. In some cases, it may also be a sign of inflammatory bowel diseases and tumors so, it should be ruled out if symptoms persist. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein