Constipation

Digestive health
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3 Weeks ago I had Constipation and had a lot of white mucus and slight blood in the stool and on paper (attached pic) same again the next day albeit hardly any blood.
I had the harder to pass stools that were like rock pebbles until the following Tuesday when the Doc gave me Laxido which I took for a day (2 sachets) and for the next week and a bit I was fine no issue at all without it.

Last Thursday again Constipation and on the Friday, no blood though but like always a bit more mucus. On the Sat I starting taking smoothies with fruit and veg in to help with the natural laxative. At first I passed harder pellet stall in morning then in afternoon a mountain like stool, the first part was harder then soft as anything but it came out easily. Again in the evening a greener/brown stall that was easy. Yesterday 2 bigger easy stools that were brownie/green but came out easily. Asides my lower back feeling sore I thought i was through it, today though went to go nothing came out then 10 mins later I passed a soft pebble stool but took a second to push and strain then came out easily.

If it was anything serious (tumour etc) would you get the normal stools then strain etc or could it be I’m trying to go to early when its not ready due to the feeling in my back if that makes sense? I did have to take 10mg of Amatripplin before this started for 5 days for neck pain (day before I was first constipated) but doc said this wouldn’t be affecting me now.im 37 not over weight diet isn’t amazing maybe lacking fibre which is more my worry for anything serious.

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Pebble poop may mean that food is slow in passing through your bowel and so is becoming dryer as the gut walls absorb more moisture. You probably need more fibre and more fluid to drink. Are you on any medication or do you suffer from any other illnesses? Are you eating a good diet? Plenty of fruit/vegetables/pulses?

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Since Sat i have been having a Nutri bullet or two daily with spinach/blueberries etc and drinking a lot more water alongside tea which i drink a lot. The stools are softer and passing through my digestive system quickly which i can tell by colour due to spinach.

Im a bit unsure why yesterday its normal stool twice and today felt i needed to go didnt and did 15 mins later which was hard to start then came out easy. my lower back is sore as well oddly feels as though the sensation of needed to go had changed due to all straining

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The Nutri bullet idea is great but I hope its not your only food. The gut needs bulk as well to enable soft formed stools. Have a word with your doctor about your back pain especially if it gets worse. How did your neck pain start? From an accident?Could the back pain be related to the neck pain?

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Still eating normally as well. Made a difference last two days with no straining and soft stalls. Oddly at times i think i have been going 10/15 mins to early due to the sensation changing as odd as it sounds. i have cut down on tea and drank 4/5 bottles of water a day as maybe tea/milk was helping me be bunged up

Oh no neck was due to bad posture i think thr Amatripplin havent helped me.