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Treating Constipation
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Posted in Digestive Health on June 9, 2008
Reviewed September 2011
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my husband was diagnosed with stomache cancer in 2006,he had to have his whole stomache removed due to cancer.and now he has a terrible problem with constipation,he has tried several prescriptions.over the counter drugs and nothing has seem to help him.and now the bleeding that he was exsperiencing befor his surgery has started again.and two of the medications he has been using for a long time are miralax and sienna and its like if he doesnt use them he cant have a bowel movement on his own at all.and there are even days when he uses them he is still constipated is there something that can help him he is always in a lot of pain.
Posted by: stricklandcarole | November 30, 2008 12:32 AM
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my husband was diagnosed with stomache cancer in 2006,he had to have his whole stomache removed due to cancer.and now he has a terrible problem with constipation,he has tried several prescriptions.over the counter drugs and nothing has seem to help him.and now the bleeding that he was exsperiencing befor his surgery has started again.and two of the medications he has been using for a long time are miralax and sienna and its like if he doesnt use them he cant have a bowel movement on his own at all.and there are even days when he uses them he is still constipated is there something that can help him he is always in a lot of pain.
Posted by: stricklandcarole | November 30, 2008 12:32 AM