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Suggest Treatment For Fecal Impaction And Stomach Cramps
Question: A SPECIALIST IN fRANCE DIAGNOSED FAECAL IMPACTATION AND PRESCRIBED ME MOVICOL AND TABLET LACTULOSE 3 TIMES A DAY IT GAVE ME QUITE BAD STOMACH CRAMPS ON RETURN TO eNGLAND my gp took me off lactulose and gave me laxido powders but i dont think that the impactation is moving my question is do i go back to the lactulose and buy some movicol ?
Brief Answer:
Best treatment for fecal impaction is glycerine suppositories
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HealthcareMagic,
The best treatment for fecal impaction is glycerine suppositories daily to be inserted into the rectum. After a couple of days lubricate gloves with glycerine, and introduce finger inside to gently remove impacted feces. Do this daily till it gets released.
Along with this take soluble psyllium husk--1 large spoon in 200 ml water at bedtime. This should work. But if it does not, then please go to ER for a glycerine enema for prompt relief.
Feel free to revert back.
Regards
Best treatment for fecal impaction is glycerine suppositories
Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HealthcareMagic,
The best treatment for fecal impaction is glycerine suppositories daily to be inserted into the rectum. After a couple of days lubricate gloves with glycerine, and introduce finger inside to gently remove impacted feces. Do this daily till it gets released.
Along with this take soluble psyllium husk--1 large spoon in 200 ml water at bedtime. This should work. But if it does not, then please go to ER for a glycerine enema for prompt relief.
Feel free to revert back.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
The impactation is higher than the rectum when i had a camera inserted the specialist said i need to take oral medicines to soften the stools and movicol for pushing out. i did not know how long this would take or if i needed to go to hospital
Brief Answer:
maybe the best would be a glycerine enema for you.
Detailed Answer:
OK then glycerine suppository may not help.
Try soluble Psyllium husk and Movicol. If Movicol gives cramps then Bisacodyl--1-2 tablets at night is also good at evacuation. This may take some days.
But maybe the best would be a glycerine enema for you. This will soften the impaction even above rectum.
You can discuss this with your doctor.
Are you passing some stools or not?
Regards
maybe the best would be a glycerine enema for you.
Detailed Answer:
OK then glycerine suppository may not help.
Try soluble Psyllium husk and Movicol. If Movicol gives cramps then Bisacodyl--1-2 tablets at night is also good at evacuation. This may take some days.
But maybe the best would be a glycerine enema for you. This will soften the impaction even above rectum.
You can discuss this with your doctor.
Are you passing some stools or not?
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy
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