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Urinary and Fecal Incontinence due to Stenosis

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I'm a 33 year old guy. 3 years ago, I had an inguinal hernia. Before my hernia, I loved having coffee. It helped me poop. I had a lot of "feel good" poops before my hernia. Now since then, it's been almost hard for me to poop. I haven't had a "feel good" poop in a long time!

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Welcome @alexm1992, I had a bi-lateral inguinal hernia surgery 4 years ago and I'm having the same issue with the no feel good poops after my hernia surgery. I did have constipation once in awhile prior to the surgery but now it's pretty much the norm. Miralax helped for awhile but it's a proverbial crap shoot for me now. I'm 83 now so guessing age is playing it's part in the journey also. I keep putting off visiting a gastro intestinal doctor but it may be in my near future. What is getting me through is trial and error with senna tablets along with trying to eat more fiber. You might want to scan through the many different chronic constipation related discussions to see if something jumps out at you that might be helpful - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/.

Have you talked with your doctor or care team about questions you have?