How to describe your poo?

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Types 1 and 2 indicate constipation, types 3 and 4 are usually the most comfortable to pass, types 5-6 tend to be associated with urgency and type 7 is diarrhea.

In type 2-3 basically the stool is very hard and you need to use a stool softener like liquid paraffin. Do not use bulking agents or fiber as this will only make it worse.

In types 4-5 you can use a bulking agent like Forlax or psyllium husk or fibre. Irritants like prune juice, dulcolax or senokot will also work, but be careful not to abuse it.

In type 6-7 basically the faeces/stool is impacted and the wattery bits are being sqeezed through the sides of the stool. This will probably need manual disimpaction (look out for the explosive disimpaction)

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p/s: FAQ is updated. You might wanna go read that some times.

Published in: on March 31, 2008 at 7:37 am Comments (6)