Bowel Movement Symptoms

BOWEL MOVEMENT

DESCRIPTION

A bowel movement is the last stop in the movement of food through your digestive system. Your stool passes out of your body through the rectum and anus. Another name for stool is feces.

Symptoms –

Abdominal pain, cramping

Weight loss

Rectal bleeding

Iron deficiency anemia

Difficulty swallowing

Risk factors –

Common in people under age of 50

Common in female

Having family history

Have anxiety, depression or other mental health

Diagnosis and test –

Colonoscopy

X-ray or CT scan

Upper endoscopy

Lactose intolerance test

Breath test for bacterial overgrowth

Stool test

Treatment –

Physical activity

Surgery

Therapy