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i had my hemorrhoidectomy thursday and i have not pooped yet. i feel pressure there but when i go to the toilet and try i just bleed and pass gas; im thinking about not talking painkiller to see if its that thats bunging me up, i feel miserable.
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cat49131 mary98122
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hi Mary,
Sounds miserable. Are you taking stool softeners and/or laxatives as well as drinking lots and lots of water and eating a soft diet? Maybe call you doc or pharmacist to have something recommended if not already taking something to help with the bowel movements. Whatever you do, don't strain as you might make matters worse for yourself. In some ways not having a bm for few days after a hemorrhoidectomy could be a good thing.
good luck!!
mary98122 cat49131
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hi thanks for reply. im taking lax a day twice a day along with colace. the pain is only unbearable when i to have a bm, at other times its tolrable
lou101 mary98122
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have you gone yet? this is what I'm scared about!
mary98122 lou101
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nope , i saw my dr today who just said keep taking the colace and lax a day and go back on wednesday if not been. when i sit there there doesnt feel like there is a stool i just drip blood and clots and feel like im being ripped in two.
mary98122
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just had my first bowel movement the pain was intense i very nearly passed out with pain, i did my bp it dropped to 85/50 . i am just lay on the couch waiting for the throbbing to pass
Arok675 mary98122
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remember go in the sidz full of hot water will make having bowel movement barely even hurt...
kathrine94411 Arok675
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I've been curious about having a BM in a sitz bath, how does that work? Mine is so shallow I feel like it would be so gross to poo in it! Wouldn't stool get all over your cheeks?
Arok675 kathrine94411
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it's a life saver go in sidz then use shower wand to clean your self, and who cares if it gets on cheeks the goal is to go to bathroom without pain, and that's what makes it pain free...
kathrine94411 Arok675
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thanks for the tip, will give it a go after my surgery 😊
mary98122
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tramadol not touching the pain i wonder if there is anything else.
Arok675 mary98122
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Alternate 800 mg of tylenol every four hrs with 800 mg of motrin, this worked better then the oxycontin for me...And come 10 p.m. take a nice swig of Nyquil so you sleep a good 10 to 12 hrs
Arok675 mary98122
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not gonna lie, its gonna be a roller coaster for 90 days, high fiber, hydration, and pain meds you'll do fine.
Try foods like oatmeal, figs, prunes, melons and soups, absolutely no breads, pasta or starch of any kind..
Before you know it you'll be on month 4 with just a case of the itchy's, that you can use a standard preperation h..
mary98122 Arok675
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thanks for good advice , i never knew such pain could come from your bum!!!
mary98122 Arok675
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how long were you off work for?
Arok675 mary98122
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I took 10 weeks but if I had too, I believe it can be pulled off after 3 weeks...I have a job that they want you a 100% I could have taken upto 6 months, but it gets boring to be at home after such a long period of time...
mary98122 Arok675
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ive got a sick note for 2 weeks
Arok675 mary98122
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that will be very tough, especially if you would have to go, I remember when I had the erdge to go only had 10 seconds.. Then again I had Hemmerectomy along with a fissurerectomy maybe what you had done has a quicker healing process, If your not feeling up to it do not go back to work,