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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Stool Softener Cause Diarrhea

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Dr. T Chandrakant MD

hello, I'm having constipation issue, about three weeks, with diarrhea , which I think is bypass diarrhea. getting pretty good lower adominal pain. I'm 62. I have had divertticulitis before. I have been ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Raju A.T MD

Follow up Question to Dr. XXXXXXX AT for my husbands condition with diarrhea . Q. Recently changed from stool softener to Metamucil ( psyllium fiber capsules. Would this have caused the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singal MD

I had diarrhea 3 days ago. At the end of the diarrhea, I had watery but there was black bits of ... stool softener . Also, I had what I think was a violent attack of food poisoning 3 weeks ago.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singal ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr.       Ramesh Kumar MD

Light pink b!ood still having diarrhea after 5 days of treatment. Using pepto and anti diarrhea meds. clear fluids mostly. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Tayyab Malik MD

Constipation most of the time, diarrhea about once a month. Constipation has bloody streaks in hard sticky thin stool, diarrhea has red chunks and lots of mucus. Diarrhea burns. Had colonoscopy ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tayyab Malik ( Gastroenterologist)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

well as a stool softener for days, could this be the problem? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

with some diarrhea....accompanied with very weak legs, nausea, abdomen pain, and clamy face and head. I ve taken a stool softener, should that help pass any blockage. Thoughts? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Gursimran Kaur MD

Hi I had a c-section a week ago. I was prescribed stool a stool softener and had my first bowel movement on Wednesday( today is Saturday) I have had BM everyday since but yesterday & today I had... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gursimran Kaur ( OBGYN)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

I had total left hip replacement on 6/15/15. Went home the same day. Since surgery I have had to take only 4 hydrocondone. Took stool softener so the first 3 days. Last Tuesday I started with diarrhea ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Tayyab Malik MD

. He has done 2 enemas has taken stool softener and has drank an herbal tea called smooth move is this normal? He has had one bout of liquid diarrhea but nothing solid and that was only once. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tayyab Malik ( Gastroenterologist)