Split in pereneum - difficulty passing stools
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Hi, I know this query is not very pleasant, but has anyone had difficulty with scar tissue around their anus causing difficulty in passing stools and what can be done (self help or from a professional) to ease this? My stools are now mostly pencil thin and each time I go the split(s) and bleeding get worse.
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deb09833 ann82436
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good luck!
ann82436
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Thank you. I've just been diagnosed with LS, and the doctor said that it would be difficult to heal the splits and that there was nothing they could do about LS. I'm glad i found this forum and will go back to him.
deb09833 ann82436
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You will need to talk to a bum specialist 😊
j02359 ann82436
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I had a long history of anal tears which were treated by botox injections - anyway long story short. Once I was diagnosed with LS and treated the anus with clob plus also using glycerin tablets to ease passage of stools, these have finally healed, although I do have to be very careful with self management. I'm in a much better place with all of this than I was several years ago, so please have hope that things could improve. Every best wish.
ann82436
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kris09489 ann82436
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My doctor had me increase the fiber in my diet, either with fiber pills or naturally through food. I also realized that my daily water intake was terrible, which is not good when you’re on a high fiber diet. So now I track my water and per my doctor’s instructions, I aim for 80oz a day. During the time that I know it gets worse for me (during my period) I also use Miralax if necessary. I also find that putting Vaseline around the area before going to the bathroom always helps!
ann82436 kris09489
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Thank you, these are great tips and I'll follow them. x
susanstreasure ann82436
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ann82436 susanstreasure
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Hi Susan, I'm sorry that you're having such a painful time, but thank you for posting. It's early days in the diagnosis for me, but I have a referral to a bowel surgeon coming up so hopefully will know more in the next month or so. I'll keep UC in mind, but i'm really awful at going online, looking up symptoms and thinking, yes, it's that, or that, or that.....
Wishing you well. Ann
susanstreasure ann82436
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Sending you lots of love!
kym6725 ann82436
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I had to ask for lidocaine ointment to numb my rectum when i passed stools .
I also started seeing a new gyn. Who specializes gyn oncolgy, because my derm found some squamous cells on my labia.
If these issues are not painful and embarrassing enough , now my poop chute seems like it narrowed.
My new GYN told me .. Crisco
I slather it all over the nether region and it has healed up a lot of the red inflamed areas .
And my squatty potty helps me too
The crisco helps with that itching too .
I try to stay out of underware . Wear only night gowns ,dressed,skirts. No panties .
Beach towels on my seats . Holy smokes.
ann82436 kym6725
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Thank you Kym, it sounds like you're really on the ball with managing your condition x. My back passage has narrowed too, so I'm drinking lots of water eating lots of fibre and using lactulose to keep things as easy as possible. Yesterday I was told that I may need to have part of my perineum removed as the changes to the skin appear to be precancerous. So that's another referral - I'm feeling very lucky with the NHS, everything is moving very quickly indeed. It should be quite straight forward and the reconstruction won't include that flamin' tear! I'm looking for any silver linings (pun not intended).