My poop won't come out and it hurts. What do I do?

There are various reasons why your stool might be stuck and painful to pass. Depending on the cause, you can try eating more fiber to soften your stool or use an over-the-counter softener like Miralax or enema like Fleet Enema. Exercise and abdominal massage might also help. If none of these work to release the stool and reduce your pain, see a doctor.

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There are various reasons why your stool might be stuck and painful to pass. Depending on the cause, you can try eating more fiber to soften your stool or use an over-the-counter softener like Miralax or enema like Fleet Enema. Exercise and abdominal massage might also help. If none of these work to release the stool and reduce your pain, see a doctor.

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What toilet positions can help?

You can try to place your feet on a higher surface like a footstool when you sit. Next, lean forward with your elbows on your knees. Keep your back straight and blow out your abdomen like a balloon. Relax your anal sphincter and breath deeply.

You can try to place your feet on a higher surface like a footstool when you sit. Next, lean forward with your elbows on your knees. Keep your back straight and blow out your abdomen like a balloon. Relax your anal sphincter and breath deeply.

What will the ER do for impacted stool?

If you are unable to release stool on your own, doctors in the emergency room can do a few things to help. First, they may try a manual with their hands, a scope, and suction. The next option is administering an enema or suppository through a catheter. In rare cases, you may need surgery to remove the stool.

If you are unable to release stool on your own, doctors in the emergency room can do a few things to help. First, they may try a manual with their hands, a scope, and suction. The next option is administering an enema or suppository through a catheter. In rare cases, you may need surgery to remove the stool.

How do you remove impacted stool manually?

You should not try to remove your stool manually yourself because you risk injuring yourself and making the impaction worse. Manual removal is something only a doctor should do.

You should not try to remove your stool manually yourself because you risk injuring yourself and making the impaction worse. Manual removal is something only a doctor should do.