My mother is 77 yrs. Old. She has acute constipation since last 20 yrs. Often she has to take laxatives as prescribed. Ob let her bowels movement has stopped & she lost appetite. Doctor is giving medicine for bowels movement like Neopride, but what to do? Require some opinion from gastroentrologist

Dr. R.S. SainiInternal Medicine Specialist13yrs exp

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You can take tab. Charcol at night. Syp. Aristozyme 10 ml thrice a day.syp. Livoluk 10 ml at night. These can help cure in constipation.take green veg., salaad in meal. Papaya at night.grapes at night,one apple daily in morning. Banana in morning, juice,whole grain ,oats,more fiber meal,digestive foods, plenty of water during day and 1 glass of water before meal, avoid bad habits...stress ,alcohol, smoking, non-veg.,avoid fatty meal,oily foods. To confirm cause of constipation go for tests stool r/m, stool c/s,lft,blood sugar,cbc,usg whole abdomen ,x ray barium meal for examination for rectum,sigmoid, best tests is endoscopy for large intestine . go for walk daily im morning.,x ray 

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