I'm glad you wrote in, and hope you will continue....ther is no prerequisite for the hows and whys of your pain. What you've described is familiar to most of us I'm sure who suffer with adhesions, especially of the pelvic region. That deep recal pain is a real booger, and I'm sorry you're experiencing that. I experience that (well, used to!), during sex, as well as with bm, or sometimes even for periods of time afterwards. Because adhesions can pull or distort your rectum, sigmoid colon, etc., this can cause the "pressed" poop you described.
I try to prevent bowel obstructions by sticking to foods that will easily pass through, this gives me less fear and more peace of mind. If you were to eat pizza, meat or other foods that are hard to digest or pass, you will probably be more at risk if it is in fact adhesions that are causing narrowing in your intestines.
Please keep posting!
Love and hugs,
Janet
>----- Original Message -----
From: Rosie
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
Sent: 8/7/01 1:50:27 PM
Subject: gross question
Hi! I haven't posted in a long time as I feel I haven't really had anything
to contribute as I only suspect that I have adhesions - I've never had a
surgery for them as of yet. I had a Hysterectomy almost 2 years ago (I've
told everyone my story before so I won't bore everyone by repeating it) but
it was a nightmare complete with Staph infection, 2nd surgery, etc. etc. I
have had pain everyday since the surgery (which I didn't need to begin with
(IMO) - 20/20 hindsight. Anyway, my GYN (the 3rd I have consulted) says I
"probably" have adhesions on my bladder and intestines. I have had bladder
pain for almost a year now and have been to a Urologist who did tests, etc.
and said it was probably adhesions but all he had to offer were pain meds
which I refused. My new GYN's only recommendation was that I go to the Mayo
clinic. After reading on this list about how that clinic doesn't really
acknowledge that adhesions cause pain, etc. I really don't want to waste the
time and money. I have another rather new symptom that I want to ask you all
about. It's rather gross, but here goes - over the last few weeks I have
noticed that my bowel movements are looking different - more flattened and
sometimes I have pain (rather a deep ache) far up into my rectum. I have
this same pain sometimes after sex and I don't know why I would have pain in
that particular part of my anatomy after sex. Anyway, I was wondering just
what my options are. I don't think any doctor wants to do surgery as long as
there is no obstruction and I have regular bowel movements - just the change
in appearance and a little more pain. Is this something that can stabilize
and maybe never get worse than it is now (I could live with that) or do I
have something horrible to look forward to and this is just the first sign
of worse things to come soon. I'm hoping to hear something encouraging. I
don't know if an obstruction is just around the corner (my sister in law had
a Hysterectomy the week after me and already had to have a foot of
intestines removed due to adhesions last year). When I ask my doctor about
it, he never has much to say about it and just suggests pain pills and
vaguely says something about how it probably wouldn't get any worse. I'm
really hoping he's right - what do you all think and have any of you had the
same symptoms? Sorry for the long post.
-- Rosie--- Janet Karam