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Suggest Treatment For Constipation
My four year old has always had problems with constipation. She also holds her bowel movemants. She sometimes has blood in her stool and today she had bright red blood and clotty blood. What should o do. No abdominal pain or anything else other than it hurys to push it out because of the size
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Fri, 9 Feb 2018
Hello! Welcome to HealthcareMagic!
I understand your concern. Some advice that I can give you are :
1) Drink more water.
2) Eat more fiber, especially soluble, non-fermentable fiber.
3) Exercise more.
4) Drink coffee, especially caffeinated coffee.
5) Take senna, an herbal laxative.
6) Eat probiotic foods or take probiotic supplements.
7) Over-the-counter laxatives.
Hope my answer was helpful. Thank you for the query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician
I understand your concern. Some advice that I can give you are :
1) Drink more water.
2) Eat more fiber, especially soluble, non-fermentable fiber.
3) Exercise more.
4) Drink coffee, especially caffeinated coffee.
5) Take senna, an herbal laxative.
6) Eat probiotic foods or take probiotic supplements.
7) Over-the-counter laxatives.
Hope my answer was helpful. Thank you for the query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician
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