Causes of difficult bowel movement , constipation, sulfur gas ? Posted: 09-02-07 10:15am
Why do I have a very difficult time having
a bowel movement. Some times I am having
abowel movement once a week. I constantly
feel like I have 50lbs of junk in my
stomach. I have tried fiber pills, and
all the other good stuff with little
results. Instead of having a bowel
movement, I have realy bad gas. The gas
that I pass always smells like sulfur.
IWhy am I experiencing this problem and
any advice would be great
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Digestive and Bowel Disorders Answer A3377 Posted: 12-03-07 04:52am
According to your description you are
probably experiencing constipation. It
seems obvious that after several days
without any bowel movement larger amount
of gases will be collected in the large
intestines. Those gases are the result of
bacterial metabolism in the large
intestines. Sulfurous or a sulfur-like
smell is in fact smell of H2S-gas that
originates from amino-acids metabolized by
the intestinal bacteria.
Constipation is only a symptom, not a
disease. If there aren't any organic
reasons present for the constipation, such
as tumors, it could be symptom of a
functional disorder called "Irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS)". Constipation is
treated with a fiber diet (food that
contains a lot of cellulose fibers),
paraffin liquid, ricinus oil, alcalax…
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