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What Causes Hard Stools Inspite Of Having Pilonidal Sinus Surgery?

I have done surgery (pilonidal sinus) in 2005 then after 2 years i am facing problem that i am feeling very uncomfortable in passing of my stool. i means that place of anal is very hard for passage of stole or i means i spent a lot of time in bathroom.



Please suggest any treatment i very grateful of to you

Tue, 2 May 2017
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If you are constipated - which means your stool is hard, it will cause pain in your rectum/anal area during bowel movement. The area of your prior surgery: scar/stricture may add to this discomfort.

To help this problem you need to make sure that your stool is soft.
Drink a lot of liquids and stay physically active.
Prune juice is good to start with, if you can tolerate sweet juice.
Medications to keep your stool soft and moving is Polyethylene glycol - PEG - available as Miralax and other brand names. It is available over the counter in Walmart and all other pharmacies. Mix the powder with a glass of water or another liquid and drink it every few hours until you start having bowel movement. Then take it only once a day or as frequently as needed to keep having soft and regular bowel movement.
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What Causes Hard Stools Inspite Of Having Pilonidal Sinus Surgery?

If you are constipated - which means your stool is hard, it will cause pain in your rectum/anal area during bowel movement. The area of your prior surgery: scar/stricture may add to this discomfort. To help this problem you need to make sure that your stool is soft. Drink a lot of liquids and stay physically active. Prune juice is good to start with, if you can tolerate sweet juice. Medications to keep your stool soft and moving is Polyethylene glycol - PEG - available as Miralax and other brand names. It is available over the counter in Walmart and all other pharmacies. Mix the powder with a glass of water or another liquid and drink it every few hours until you start having bowel movement. Then take it only once a day or as frequently as needed to keep having soft and regular bowel movement.