When to Seek Medical Care

• Call your doctor if you have any of these problems:
  
  
  • Moderate to severe abdominal pain
    
    
  • Moderate to severe abdominal bloating
    
    
  • Constipation
    
    
  • Severe diarrhea
    
    
  • Inability to take food or fluids
  
  
• If you pass dark material or have fresh bleeding in your stools, go to a hospital's emergency department.
  
  
• In addition, any severe abdominal pain, bloating, or cramping needs evaluation in a hospital.