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Stool too soft to push out, lower right stomach(appendix?) pain.

So about 3 weeks ago, my stools were too hard and going to the bathroom required not just antibiotics, but a lot of rectal bleeding as well.
I thought I'd fix this with a change in diet, but now my stools are so soft, I can hardly go to the bathroom. As if there's nothing to push out.

I've tried suppositories, but they don't help much. I know I have to go to the bathroom, but it's not solid enough to push out. What do I do?

Also, after all these issues, I'm starting to get pains in my lower right stomach, I'm assuming by my appendix. Should I worry, or is this just due to the issues with my stool?
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Alright, thank you for the advice. I'll see what I can try and do.
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I have a few suggestions you might consider. This suggestion is to treat hard stools. Stools can become rock-hard, and can cut your rectum is you force the stools out of your colon. A remedy that worked for me when I had hard stools, was to take one or two Fleet's mineral-oil enema and follow up with a regular enema. The enemas should give you a partial bowel movement. If you get this far, you need to take a temporary laxative. Dulcolax, 5 mg, is a good, safe laxative. The chemical name of Dulcolax is bisacodyl, 5 mg. If you fail to find Dulcolax, look for similar laxatives with the same chemicl name. The laxative is in tiny pills, and I took three at once to be sure I got the best relief. It is important that you drink a glass of liquid afterwards, whether water, cola, juice. Your bowels should loosen in 5 to 6 hours.

There is a procedure I tried on myself twice in 20 years when I had rock-hard stools. Use or buy disposable gloves and a small bottle of mineral oil. Pour a little of the mineral oil on the gloved fingers and try to force the hard stool out. While pressing down on your stomach muscles, insert one or two of the oily fingers into your rectum and begin crushing the hard stool over and over again. I know this sounds repugnant, but if you have not had a normal bowel movement in a long time, you will try anything to get relief.

The pain in your right side could be caused by the intestinal gas  that cannot exit your colon. If some object like a hard pea, pits that were accidently swallowed can collect in your appendix and cause danger. If your right side is really sore, you may become nauseous and vomit. Your white blood cell count will be in tens of thousands or hundred of thousands, and you need to find a hospital just in case you develop appendicitis. I know that suppositories are easy to use, but you need to have as much fluid pumped into your colon to get the best results.

Good luck in the future.

Harrald
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