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I m the fulltime caretaker of my 101 year old mother. I give her a stoolsoftener (Docusate Sodium 100 mg) every 5th day. When I noticed how hard her stools were 4 years ago, I would give her a... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Prasad
( General & Family Physician)
upper abdomen occasionally. I have taken a poylethylene glycol stoolsoftener at times, which has helped ...I have flat stools. My stools are nearly flat on one side (i.e. they are the... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ram Choudhary
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Is it take to take a stoolsoftener (docusate sodium) and Pepto Bismol (bismuth sub salicylate) together? I was concerned, bc the latter is also an anti diarrheal? I m trying to temporarily relieve my ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Elton Halili
( General & Family Physician)
I have constipation and have not had a bowel movement in weeks...stools are 18-24 marble size....stoolsoftener does not work...no blood in stools...but I am concerned about my bowel... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ashakiran S
( General & Family Physician)
Yes my son is 18 and he has had really bad acid reflux the past few days, so he has taken more than he should of pepto bismol, now he is severly constipated and throwing up, I got him stoolsoftener ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Albana Sejdini
( General & Family Physician)
Hello, I am 38weeks and 3days pregnant and I am experiencing hard stools that are quite difficult to pass out.Can I take an off the counter stoolsoftener and will it not have any effect on my baby ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Rajinder Bajoria
( General Surgeon)
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