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Taking Colace - Very Uncomfortable

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 3 Apr 2002 10:16:31 -0600 (CST)

Yesterday I went to the doctor, and she gave me a prescription for 100mg caplets colace because she was concerned I might be constipated. I am to take two a day.

I have been following these directions but, so far, have not had a bm. The ironic thing is, I wasn't really uncomfortable before - now I am uncomfortable bordering on pain! I feel like I need to go to the bathroom, and my abdomen is cramping, but nothing comes out.

I called the doctor's office this morning in case this was cause for concern. They told me that it takes the colace a couple of days to work, (that it is not a laxative) so i shouldn't worry that I'm not having immediate results.

So I feel somwhat reassured, but I'm still hurting. Is there anything else I can do, in addition to taking this medicine, to relieve the pressure in my abdomen ? Might something like metamucil be okay - just so I can have a bowel movement?



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