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What Causes Abdominal Cramps And Constipation?
Question: I had major cramps this morning and then had a urge to pass stool. It didn't feel like a normal stomach ache. It felt like something u feel when you have ur period. My period is late BTW. And no my period didn't come. Do the cramps increased abit while I was passing stool. What's going on. And my stool looked like it has a bit of red streaks on them. And abit reddish Brown. Instead of pure brown. It's solid though. I didn't eat anything red yesterday except pink dragon fruit. The cramp stopped awhile after I stopped passing stool.
Brief Answer:
Spasmodic pain!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query.
Have gone through your details and i appreciate your concern.
The pain you are having is spasmodic pain.It can be due to mild constipation.Red streaks on stools can be due to rupture of rectal mucosa while straining for stools.When you strain for passing stools,Rectal muscles contract this pushes blood into small rectal vessels.These vessels sometimes can't cope up with high pressure and get ruptured leading to mild oozing of blood.
Initially i would suggest you to go fir stool test(Routine and microscopy) to see if its blood or not.
Please mention your bowel habits!?
Do you ever feel constipated?
Do you need to strain while defecating?
Do you ever have acid peptic problem?
Any history of recent gastric infection?
waiting for answers.
Regards!
Spasmodic pain!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query.
Have gone through your details and i appreciate your concern.
The pain you are having is spasmodic pain.It can be due to mild constipation.Red streaks on stools can be due to rupture of rectal mucosa while straining for stools.When you strain for passing stools,Rectal muscles contract this pushes blood into small rectal vessels.These vessels sometimes can't cope up with high pressure and get ruptured leading to mild oozing of blood.
Initially i would suggest you to go fir stool test(Routine and microscopy) to see if its blood or not.
Please mention your bowel habits!?
Do you ever feel constipated?
Do you need to strain while defecating?
Do you ever have acid peptic problem?
Any history of recent gastric infection?
waiting for answers.
Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
i think my bowel habits are quite normal . I have it once a day . I havent been feeling constipated recently. I do have history of gastritis and past two days have been having really irregular meals.
Brief Answer:
Follow up answer.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Spasmodic pain can be due to gastritis. I would suggest you take an antacid and proton pump
inhibitor like Rabeprazole for few days along with antispasmodic like Dicyclomine.
Go for a stool test to see of red streaks were blood or not.
In case if its positive for blood then upper GI endoscopy could be planned to see if there are any ulcers there.
Regards.
Follow up answer.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Spasmodic pain can be due to gastritis. I would suggest you take an antacid and proton pump
inhibitor like Rabeprazole for few days along with antispasmodic like Dicyclomine.
Go for a stool test to see of red streaks were blood or not.
In case if its positive for blood then upper GI endoscopy could be planned to see if there are any ulcers there.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy
Ok thank you. My doctor is closed for today. So maybe I will go tmr
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Good luck .
Don't panic and follow up with reports.
Regards.
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Good luck .
Don't panic and follow up with reports.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
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