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Had Upset Stomach, Nausea And Back Pain, Took A Stool Softener, Pain Getting Worse. How To Get Relief?

I have had an upset stomach, nausea , and back pain for about 3 days now with some fatigue . I feel alot of pressure like I have to go to the bathroom, but little, if anything has come out. I gave myself an enema this morning to no avail, and I took a stool softener about 6 hours ago that hasn t helped (don t let me forget about the prune juice as well). The pain seems to be getting somewhat worse, but I really don t want to go into ER. I was hoping to wait until after my clinicals are over this week and maybe go in this weekend when I have more time. Is there anything else I can do in the meantime to help ease this pain?
Mon, 4 Nov 2013
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Hi. Tenesmus is the feeling that you need to pass stools, even though your bowels are already empty. It may involve straining, pain, and cramping.This is due to colitis (inflammation/infection of the bowel), due to motility disorders, crohn's, ulcerative colitis.
Enema and stool softeners will relieve constipation.If your habits are regular then this is ruled out.
If you continue to have symptoms of tenesmus that are constant or come and go I suggest to meet a Physician/Gastrophysician since it might require a colonoscopy.Hope this helps.Take care.
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Had Upset Stomach, Nausea And Back Pain, Took A Stool Softener, Pain Getting Worse. How To Get Relief?

Hi. Tenesmus is the feeling that you need to pass stools, even though your bowels are already empty. It may involve straining, pain, and cramping.This is due to colitis (inflammation/infection of the bowel), due to motility disorders, crohn s, ulcerative colitis. Enema and stool softeners will relieve constipation.If your habits are regular then this is ruled out. If you continue to have symptoms of tenesmus that are constant or come and go I suggest to meet a Physician/Gastrophysician since it might require a colonoscopy.Hope this helps.Take care.