Brief Answer:
Constipation with darker Stools?Under Investigation

Detailed Answer:
Hi,Dear Thanks for the query to HCM virtual Clinic.
I studied your query with available details given in your query.
I understood your health concerns as follows-
Why you developed Constipation on the Europe Trip?
Why the stool volume reduced?
Why the Stools are darker?
Give More Information before final opinion is given-
It would be nice if you update more details about your query as follows-
Your Regular stool frequency per day,Stool Volumes ,Stool consistency ?
Did you had any Stomach pains/Gastritis/or Blood vomiting in the past?
Any excess of alcohol / tobacco/smoking with blood vomiting in the past?
any past history of dark stools? or Stools with Bleeding?or Occult Stools.
Any reduction of the dietary volumes/ Fiber contents of your diet/increase in Non-veg spicy contents of your diet, during the trip period?
Any old piles,fissure in the past or currently?
Any endoscopic for upper GI and Colonoscopic studies for any lower GI problems and their reports if done in the past?

Don't be worried and scared as to why I am taking this information.

This is just to rule out the health ailments which should not be missed out by a casual attitude at your or my ends.So its a part of My investigation of your health concerns,which appear to be less disturbing.

For your age dark stools are subject of investigation and medical concerns.
Hence I would need more information about these facts as discussed above.
Primary Provisional Impression-
Till the time you send more updates as asked above,I would give you my Provisional Primary Impression for to relieve your health worries as asked-
Primary Impression about your health concerns-
You seem to have had traveling stress for last 2 weeks,during which You found Constipation,for which you had to take stool softeners and laxatives.

Don't be worried about darkening of the Stools ,which is mostly due to the hardened dehydrated stools with dehydrations due to walking body stress and fluid needs in warm European climates.

Hope this would relieve of your health concerns.
Welcome for any further query in this regard before final suggestions are given in your query.
Wishing you fast recovery.
Await more information as asked above, from you as soon as possible.
Have a good day.
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist.

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Brief Answer:
Constipation due to Travel Stress

Detailed Answer:
Final Impression-Constipation due to Travel Stress
Hi,Dear,thanks for the update reply.
I studied your reply facts with details of your query.
Final Impression and suggestions-
Don't worry at all about the dark stools,as all this dark stools with constipation is due to the Travel stress with red meat and alcohol in little excess than usual.
This is due to the dehydration of the system caused with high metabolic food of red meat, accompanied by the walking stress and warm European climate on your recent trip.

Remedy -
Take Plenty of fluids
Butter milk x 2 times a day.
High fiber diet
6-8 hours sleep
This would recoup you and would regulate your stools to normal cycle in few days time.

Still if worried get consultation from ER Surgeon.
In case of worry Welcome for any further query to ME.
Wishing you healthy life and early fast recovery.

Don't forget to hit thanks and write excellent review,which would improve my rating for those new needy visitors to HCM.

Have a good day.
Dr.Savaskar M.N.
M.S.Genl-CVTS XXXXXXX Surgical Consultant.

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