on Senna Plus, concoction of rhubarb, prunes, prune juice daily. No BM 6 days. What to do next. Tried Milk of Magnesia, Castor oil, Ducolax suppositories. Help.
Have you tried Miralax? And Activia yogurt is a very popular remedy. Lots of water too in addition to moving around if possible. A last resort would be using a glove and a liberal amount of lubricant or Vaseline and going in and getting it if you can, if the stool is close enough to feel with your finger. Have the person lay on their left side, explain to them every step of the way what you're doing ("Now I'm putting on my gloves"...."You're going to feel my finger"...) and just pull it out.
I don't know the age or medical condition of the person you're talking about so I would hesitate to suggest drastic measures like Ex-lax, which can be brutal, but once this person has a BM I would get them to a Dr. and see what can be done so this doesn't happen again. I'm sure this person is very uncomfortable.
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I don't know the age or medical condition of the person you're talking about so I would hesitate to suggest drastic measures like Ex-lax, which can be brutal, but once this person has a BM I would get them to a Dr. and see what can be done so this doesn't happen again. I'm sure this person is very uncomfortable.
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