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Fistula (slight pain near) + diarrhoea
I had a fistula surgery 9 months ago and everything went well..but now i am having diarrhoea for around 3.5 months..not totally watery but soft and urges me to go whenever i feel the pressure..i have taken meds for stomach infection given by doctors but as soon as i stop taking meds the diarrhoea comes back..what can be the reason ??
I have attached the last medicines that i have been taking for 10 days. Stopped with the meds yesterday and diarrhoea is back today..
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This sounds like chronic diarrhea that is probably unrelated to the fistula surgery itself and now needs a structured work‑up rather than repeated short antibiotic courses.
Chronic diarrhea is defined as loose or soft stools for more than 4 weeks and is commonly due to irritable bowel syndrome, post‑infectious bowel dysfunction, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption, microscopic colitis, or medication/laxative overuse etc
In patients with a past anal fistula, Crohn’s disease should be kept in mind; a minority of patients with fistula later turn out to have underlying IBD, especially if they have chronic diarrhea, weight loss, or abdominal pain.
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