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Not able to excrete
Hi, my mom is around 60 years old and she has a trouble pooping for years, she has to have tea in the morning, and takes 30/40 mins for her to stool properly. Why can't she normally excrete like have warm water and done for dusted? She has to sit for a long duration and sometime go twice.
She may be suffering from chronic constipation.
Next Steps
Consult physician for associated disease like Diabetes . Give her pro-kinetic medicine ( levosulpride)
Health Tips
High fibre diet, morning walk,
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Constipation is a multifactorial problem more commonly seen in elderly individuals. It is related to the type and timing of food you take, amount of physical activities, any inherent bowel pathology or simply a motility problem.
To be called functional constipation one needs to undergo tests to rule out any organic problem. If the problem is functional then few medications and lifestyle modifications can tackle the problem successfully and gradually over few days to weeks
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