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Bowel Obstruction

When there is some blockage in the digestive tract, either in the small or large intestine, it can be called bowel obstruction. The common type of bowel obstruction is fecal impaction. The fecus will be stuck in the digestive tract and cannot be expelled out.

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Why am I straining to pass my feces and gas?

Query: Hello doctor,I am a 20-year-old male with a suspected fecal impaction or bowel obstruction. It feels like there is a poop or something in my rectum. I can barely pass gas, I have slight abdominal pain, and have liquid stools and diarrhea. I have had a dingleberry that has been stuck to the hairs for...  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Majid Hanif

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your health query and can understand how worried you are regarding constipation issues. As it is a longstanding issue, some time is needed for it to get resolved. It has been less than a week or so that you started the medications which your phy...  Read Full »

Does consistent diarrhea caused due to small bowel resection?

Query: Hi doctor, I had small bowel resection before eleven months due to obstruction. My ileocecal valve and part of the cecum were removed. I have diarrhea and loss of appetite now. I also have the problem of blood in stool prior to surgery. It seems to be occult blood and it causes anemia. I took Imodi...  Read Full »


Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I need to know a few things before knowing the cause of this diarrhea. Please say about the reason for having surgery and whether you have done a biopsy of the removed specimen. Please explain whether you had diarrhea before surgery and the quantity of stool present for...  Read Full »

How to treat IBS with heavy bloating?

Query: Hello doctor, I want to know some general queries about SIBO and IBS-alternating.  Read Full »


Dr. Noushif. M

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please detail your queries, so that the comments can be focussed.  Read Full »

How can I relieve my restricted bowel movements?

Query: Hi doctor, I have suffered from laxative abuse for approximately ten years. I am using very strong laxatives, several together. They are not as effective as they were and seem to pull more fluids than waste. I always have nausea because the laxatives work up the waste but do not remove all of it. I ...  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You likely have constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. You are a candidate for tablet Lubiprostone, so you should discuss it with a local doctor. Also, should try Syrup Lactulose if you are yet to try it. Discuss with your doctor before taking any medicat...  Read Full »

Do iron tablets affect colonoscopy results?

Query: Hello doctor, I had been for a colonoscopy due to changes in my bowel habit. I had been on Iron tablets due to iron deficiency anemia caused by heavy periods during the perimenopausal stage. I was so busy getting ready for my bowel preparation that I forgot about not taking the Iron tablets. I had s...  Read Full »


Dr. Prathish Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your description and understand your concern. Do not worry; consumption of one Iron tablet will not affect your colonoscopy results. Anyways you had been preparing your bowel for days before the procedure, and that tablet was also taken two days ...  Read Full »

I have vomiting and difficult bowel movements. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I have been having severe cramping and abdominal pain and felt weak after a week of vomiting and nausea and did not have a bowel movement for around five days. I was able to have a bowel movement two days ago and then just had another bowel movement a few minutes ago, and it looked like ...  Read Full »


Dr. Ghulam Fareed

Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern.I am reviewing your case history in detail and attached files (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) and will get back to you in a while.  Read Full »

I have large mushy yellowish orange stool and diarrhea. What could be the reason behind that?

Query: Hello doctor, I attended a colonoscopy appointment as I was having a change of bowel habits in the form of alternating constipation and/or diarrhea and large mushy yellow/orange stools. However, I was on Iron tablets and had stopped them five days before the procedure; however, two days before the p...  Read Full »


Dr. Rajesh Gulati

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Iron tablets would not affect the results. CT (Computerized tomography) scan can be done as it will give more information. Also, CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) test, CA (Cancer antigen) 19-9 test, and Tumour marker test should be done. Gallstones can cause such sym...  Read Full »

Can bowel endometriosis occur when periods blood enter rectum while manually removing stool?

Query: Hello doctor, I had endometriosis on my ovaries and I did surgery. But I have a problem with my bowel and sometimes I need to wear gloves and use oil with my finger to take the stool out. But a couple of times when I had my periods some of the blood stuck to my finger as I was trying to get the sto...  Read Full »


Dr. Balakrishnan R

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern about the problems in bowel movements. I think there is some endometriosis island or adhesions or deep endometriosis in the pouch of Douglas, the lowest end in the pelvis, lying just in front of rectum, anus and behind the cervix. The kinkin...  Read Full »

I unintentionally took my Mounjaro medication, which can cause constipation. How can I manage constipation to avoid hospital readmission?

Query: Hello doctor, Ten years ago, I underwent surgery to address a blockage issue, during which the surgical team discovered and treated an infection that had originated from my hospital stay. Unfortunately, during the process of cleaning up the infection, they unintentionally tore holes in the mesh th...  Read Full »


Dr. Ghulam Fareed

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am currently reviewing your case history thoroughly and will provide you with a detailed response shortly. Please refrain from responding to this conversation until you receive my comprehensive reply. Thank you.   Read Full »

Can inflammation due to IBD result in small bowel obstruction?

Query: Hi doctor,Before a year, I was treated in the emergency for small bowel obstruction due to inflammation. I do not have a diagnosis of IBD. After going through the criteria of Crohn's disease and UC, I found that my symptoms are fitting to these issues. I am living without symptoms or other issues fo...  Read Full »


Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can have a simple infection of the small bowel and it can lead to some obstructive symptoms. As you do not have any complete obstruction, and so surgery was not required in your case. Some bacterial infections affecting the small bowel presents similar symptoms ...  Read Full »

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