My bum hurts, but why? Sorry for TMI.
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on 8/9/11 12:19 pm
on 8/9/11 12:19 pm
I don't know whether it's h'roids or the dreaded fissures. I'm new (3 months) and basically living on a diet of hamburger and shakes. I hurt but I don't know what beastie I'm battling. How do I determine? I hurt when I poo, even when watery and then hurt afterwards for some time. Ouch. Bright blood on the paper and panties.
It really could be either. I strongly suggest you call your PCP or OB/GYN and get a recommendation for a colorectal dr and get in asap. Trust me, as someone who has been living with a fissure for a long long time, I wish I had gone when I first started having issues. Now I'm to the point where I need surgery but need to pop this baby out first. :) But they can diagnose one or the other and give you meds for either.
1 - stop using toilet tissue. Use fragrance free wipes.
2 - If you can't get in to the doc today, get the Prep H CREAM with aloe and some Vagisil - both have OTC painkillers. Or go to the sex toy store and get Anal-Ease.
3 - Ask the doc for the cream with Lidocaine and Hydrocortisone
4 - Soak your butt in very warm water either in a sitz bath or the tub
Read this post: www.obesityhelp.com/forums/DS/3693225/Anal-Fissures-Medical- Non-Surgical-Treatment-Regimen/
2 - If you can't get in to the doc today, get the Prep H CREAM with aloe and some Vagisil - both have OTC painkillers. Or go to the sex toy store and get Anal-Ease.
3 - Ask the doc for the cream with Lidocaine and Hydrocortisone
4 - Soak your butt in very warm water either in a sitz bath or the tub
Read this post: www.obesityhelp.com/forums/DS/3693225/Anal-Fissures-Medical- Non-Surgical-Treatment-Regimen/
Eloisie,
Are you constipated? If so you need to make sure your pooh's stay soft and fluffy. You need to get to a CRS as fast as you can. I am just getting over a fissure from 3 months ago. Like others have said - stop using toilet paper and get some wet wipes but make sure they are chemical and perfume free. Try to take a hot bath immediately after a poo as this should help with the after-pain. Try not to use a cortisone cream until you find out if it's a H'roid or fissure - the cream will thin your skin down there which does not help with a fissure. Avoid acidic foods and any sharp food (think nuts, chips etc...) Most fissure are acute but if you don't get a hold of this it could become chronic. I was praying to God to take me from this world if I had to go pooh one more time - like pooping out shards of glass - ouchy.
Keep us informed and let me know if you have any other questions. I just had my last appointment with my CRS yesterday (not fun at all) and he said he can't see anything. Good luck.
Kathy
Are you constipated? If so you need to make sure your pooh's stay soft and fluffy. You need to get to a CRS as fast as you can. I am just getting over a fissure from 3 months ago. Like others have said - stop using toilet paper and get some wet wipes but make sure they are chemical and perfume free. Try to take a hot bath immediately after a poo as this should help with the after-pain. Try not to use a cortisone cream until you find out if it's a H'roid or fissure - the cream will thin your skin down there which does not help with a fissure. Avoid acidic foods and any sharp food (think nuts, chips etc...) Most fissure are acute but if you don't get a hold of this it could become chronic. I was praying to God to take me from this world if I had to go pooh one more time - like pooping out shards of glass - ouchy.
Keep us informed and let me know if you have any other questions. I just had my last appointment with my CRS yesterday (not fun at all) and he said he can't see anything. Good luck.
Kathy
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