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I Have Never Really Had What Most Consider A Normal
i have never really had what most consider a normal bowel movement thus , meaning usually 2 x's a week well im 52 now and gain an average 5 pounds a week i have had alot of bloating , made me look like im pregnant my dr says since im ging thru menopause that the fat doesnt deistribute like it's supoose to and that it stays in the stomach / mid section well i have now been drinking lactulose for over a week , the 1st day went well had 3 sm. bowel movements but still would bloat easy after eating , then so yesterday i drank more (120 ml) in 7 hr period and was told to add exlax as well so i did andi have literally been in the bathroom more times than not , throughout the last 12 hours now it has been nothing but watery but yet im still bloated and hurting , not from the bathroom runs but from the pressiure and swelling of my stomach ... help what is really going on ??