Lancelot Schaubert

Lancelot Schaubert asked Andrew Shaffer:

Hi, me again. I heard that you answer emergency medical questions. Went to bathroom just now. Two seizures, broken porcelain trash can, blood everywhere. Do I have the flu?

Andrew Shaffer When you say "went to the bathroom," do you mean that you had a bowel movement? If so, this is nothing to be overly worried about. The symptoms you describe are typical with chronic constipation. Add fiber to your diet--and possibly a magnesium supplement--and future bowel movements will be much less dramatic.

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