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No poop comes from your intestines not your stomach but you might want to try some laxatives so you dont have to strain soo hard.

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No need to panic. Like the person ahead of me stated, poop comes from your intestines not stomach. But, since it's been a week, you don't want to strain yourself.

For immediate help, you can try Milk Of Magnesia, or add a capful of Miralax in any drink. It dissolves & you can't taste or see it. You can use that on a daily basis or every other day & it won't hurt your system at all. Also, you can try using flax seed in your yogurt or Protein drink every day as well.

Good luck!

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It won't hurt your sleeve but if you push to hard you can get hemroids. I suggest taking a stool softener daily. Also, are you drinking plenty of Water? At least 8 cups of water a day.

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