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What Causes Lack Of Bowel Movement Inspite Of Taking Laxatives And Magnesium Citrate?
I have a colonoscopy tomorrow morning. I ve been on liquids all day. I finished 4 laxatives 6 hours ago. I finished an entire bottle of magnesium citrate over an hour ago. I took 2 additional laxatives an hour ago and I m scheduled to take 4 more in 4 hours. I still have not used the bathroom! Help!
Hello, Drink plenty of clear fluids and do some walking around. These things should help you move your bowels. If not the doctors may need to give you another medication to assist you. Regards
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What Causes Lack Of Bowel Movement Inspite Of Taking Laxatives And Magnesium Citrate?
Hello, Drink plenty of clear fluids and do some walking around. These things should help you move your bowels. If not the doctors may need to give you another medication to assist you. Regards