i only go 1 a week to the loo since my son was born 2 years ago

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10 Dec 2004

i only go 1 a week to the loo since my son was born 2 years ago

Since my son was born 2 years ago i only go 1 a week what can i do to change this. My mother also had the same problem when i was born. She is 42 and still have a problem

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GynaeDoc

gynaedoc

01 Jan 0001

I presume that you mean that you only pass stool once a week. You could try dietary changes such as increasing your intake of bran and fruit and drink lots of water. If this does not help, you could take a mild laxative, like Normacol.

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