Ow and TMI

[tsaiko]

I have IBS. This means my digestive tract does not work right. Sometimes this means my digestive tract really, really doesn't work right to the point that I am in tremendous pain. I have told various doctors about this and been told that there's not a whole lot that can be done. I just have to wait until things... er... move on through.

Yesterday was one of those days. One of the more annoying symptoms of IBS is the feeling of having to use the bathroom without actually having a bowel movement. I can (and have) gone to the bathroom multiple times in an hour only to have nothing happen. Meanwhile, I will be gassy, bloated, and occasionally experiencing excruciatingly bad cramps. This is in addition to the lovely feeling on constipation.

I can try and force myself to have a bowel movement, but that carries a whole set of really not good risks. One of the risks is tearing and bleeding. Which is what happened yesterday. So not only did it feel like I'd been anally violated by the world's largest, driest poop ever I was also bleeding (not a lot, but still. Blood is not something I want to see on the toilet paper when I wipe my ass).

Today, I had another bowel movement. Bled a little bit more, but not as bad as today. My only hope is that it will get better and heal on it's own. I really, really do not want to have to go to the doctor because my ass is bleeding from a bowel movement. -_-

Sitting is slightly uncomfortable. I have all sorts of sympathy now for the ukes in yaoi manga where there is no lube.

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[eternalism.livejournal.com]

I have colitis, which is not fun combined with IBS, so sometimes I'll have horrible stomach pain and diarrhoea combined with enough blood to be dripping from my butt into the toilet bowl. Scary as all hell, but at least for me, nothing too serious at the moment. (Though it is a bitch to know that I have to bleed from two holes instead of just one.) I've been throughanal probes to get this diagnosed. Anal probes! O_o (Which sound way freakier than they actually are, if you can get over the fact that there's a medical technician lubing up your anus and poking things inside it.)