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I am having problems with bowel control. Please assist.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been facing issues with fecal incontinence. I am unable to control stools. I also have irregularity in passing stools. It is like, the moment I feel like going to the toilet, I get heavy pain inside my stomach and after which I am unable to control stool movement. There is a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The condition which you have mentioned might be due to constipation. Constipation causes hard stool impaction and around which soft liquid stool percolates. Advice: Take syrup Piclin 5mL twice a day for 3 days. Also take Methylcellulose husk 3 spoons twice a day. Dr... Read Full »
My wife is suffering from belly bloating.Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is suffering from belly bloating. As soon as she eats her lunch or dinner, her stomach will enlarge and she feels full. She does not feel like eating every day. She tried gelusil and other tablets, but no improvement. Also her urination is very low. Sometimes she feels intense ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I need answers for the following questions so that I can help you better.What is her height and weight? What about her dietary intake and water intake?Does she have pain while passing stools?Does she have constipation, hard stool or straining while defecation?Revert back... Read Full »
Kindly suggest a remedy for bloating and constipation in me.
Query: Hello doctor, I have gas problem and bloating after I eat any normal size meal. I have struggled with constipation for years, but paid very close attention to that issue. Currently, it is not the problem. I have had colonoscopy and stool tests and they were fine. I did have colitis back due to use o... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. These kind of problems are very common due to our dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle. Sometimes it is due to deficiency of enzymes also, this is uncommon and the main factor is lifestyle. The syndrome of bloating and constipation is known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Read Full »
Kindly tell the management of constipation.
Query: Hello doctor, Acute chronic constipation for the last 20 years. I have been taking in the past multiple medications but could not be cured of constipation. Recently, I started taking capsule Pantocid L in the morning and I found relief to the extent of 40 % from my constipation but still, I am stru... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Chronic constipation needs laxatives and life style modification. Some of the people may not be able to tolerate lactulose. Do not worry. We have another kind of laxatives that will not produce gases. Take Peglec one packet (big one) in two liters of water over 3 to 4 h... Read Full »
I have lazy bowel. Please suggest the lightest diet.
Query: Hello doctor,I have developed a lazy bowel due to laxatives and I have developed depression. I have a little cereal in the morning but I am scared to eat. What can I have? My doctor is ordering a CT scan today. I cannot eat until then but after, what is the lightest diet? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Constipation is mainly related to lack of fiber in the diet and poor bowel habits or intestinal motility disorders. The indication of a CT scan is not obvious here. Your doctor must be thinking of some obstruction of intestine or mass in the abdomen. When it is schedule... Read Full »