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How Can severe Constipation along With Abdominal Bloating Be Treated?

Hi. A couple of nights ago shortly after dinner I got a stomach ache and bloating of my stomach. It felt as though I needed to have a bowel movement but I could,t. There was gas either. I had a few very very small bowel movements eih some light red blood coloration. A couple of time Pepto Bismol but that didn t help any. finally I took a omeprazole 20 bMG pill that night. Spent the night in discomfort. Took another the next morning. I had some darkened stool but no more red blood. The symptoms gradually diminished and by the third morning I was almost normal. Can t think of anything I ate that should have cause all of this. Two days before the stomach ache, I had fallen and I had taken one Diclofenac sodium 75v mg tablet to alleviate that. I am wondering if that may have precipitated the stomach ache. I am feeling normal now, but do I need to be worried about possible recurrence or worse? Thank you.
Mon, 8 May 2017
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Hello Dear. Diclofenac may cause gastritis at times and may be the reason for your gastritis. If you are having it since long time you need to undergo endoscopy to see if there are any ulcers which may aggravate during episodes of gastritis which may be the reason for darkened stools.

Kindly consult a physician or ideally a gastro-enterologist and get examined. For gastritis the doctor may prescribe medicines like omeprazole or pantaprazole. You may also need to follow certain lifestyle tips

1. Do not eat spicy food
2. Take medications without fail as prescribed by your doctor
3. Take little food at frequent intervals. Breakfast around 8am, small snack at 11am, lunch at 1pm, small snack at 4pm and dinner at 8pm
4. Drink plenty of water
5. Do not smoke, take alcohol or tobacco and even excess of coffee and tea
6. Do not take much of stress. Stress aggravates gastritis
7. Do regular exercise. Atleast half an hour per day
8. Learn meditation techniques
9. Follow this regularly for 21 days. It is said that anything you practice regularly for 21 days becomes a habit


But to know the cause of darkened stools you will have to undergo further investigations like endoscopy as i suggested earlier.

Hope i have answered your question. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions. I ll be glad to help you.
All the best
With warm regards
Dr Sanjay Kini
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How Can severe Constipation along With Abdominal Bloating Be Treated?

Hello Dear. Diclofenac may cause gastritis at times and may be the reason for your gastritis. If you are having it since long time you need to undergo endoscopy to see if there are any ulcers which may aggravate during episodes of gastritis which may be the reason for darkened stools. Kindly consult a physician or ideally a gastro-enterologist and get examined. For gastritis the doctor may prescribe medicines like omeprazole or pantaprazole. You may also need to follow certain lifestyle tips 1. Do not eat spicy food 2. Take medications without fail as prescribed by your doctor 3. Take little food at frequent intervals. Breakfast around 8am, small snack at 11am, lunch at 1pm, small snack at 4pm and dinner at 8pm 4. Drink plenty of water 5. Do not smoke, take alcohol or tobacco and even excess of coffee and tea 6. Do not take much of stress. Stress aggravates gastritis 7. Do regular exercise. Atleast half an hour per day 8. Learn meditation techniques 9. Follow this regularly for 21 days. It is said that anything you practice regularly for 21 days becomes a habit But to know the cause of darkened stools you will have to undergo further investigations like endoscopy as i suggested earlier. Hope i have answered your question. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions. I ll be glad to help you. All the best With warm regards Dr Sanjay Kini