CLASSIFYING THE IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: TRYING THE COMMON-SENSE APPROACH – A HEALTHY BOWEL MOVEMENT, A CONSTIPATED BOWEL MOVEMENT & HAEMORRHOIDS

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A Healthy Bowel Movement
This should be bulky, soft and mid-brown in colour; it should smell very little and disintegrate easily in the water of the lavatory.
A Constipated Bowel Movement
Because it has lost more water it is dark and compacted; it can also be streaked with mucus or blood. Blood in the stool must always be investigated even if you feel it is the result of straining to pass the hard faeces. Sometimes this opens up a crack (fissure) around the anus or causes a pile (haemorrhoid) to bleed.
Haemorrhoids
These varicose veins of the rectum are often the butt of music hall jokes, but any sufferer will tell you there is not a lot to laugh about; it is a very painful condition. Local anaesthetic creams and suppositories are on free sale at the pharmacy or can be prescribed by your doctor. They can make life a lot more bearable, but you cannot be really comfortable until you are no longer passing a hard stool. Your doctor will decide whether any medical treatment such as tying off the veins is necessary. The old remedy for piles was to scrape a clove of garlic to release the juice and then put it in the rectum. The effect is probably similar to eating a crushed clove; a fierce heat followed by a soothing warmth.
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