![]() I have also done PT and biofeedback in an effort to figure this out. Had to grade my stools using the Bristol Stool Chart. I have done motility testing and to your point, the normal contracting of the lower intestines is not working for me like it used to. who said it appears likely that there was some nerve damage. Then began bleeding like a stuck pig, and later discovered that I had developed two "huge" internal hemorrhoids.įinally landed at the Pelvic Floor Disorder Unit in the care of a great Dr. I was going 6 or 7 times a day, straining until I thought my head would burst, and then mud by the 3rd or 4th time. I also started on stool softeners, then Miralax, then Metamucil. I am 2 1/2 years post RRP and I am still fighting this. I was a once-in-the-morning guy my entire life. What I know is that I woke up with my bowels functioning much differently than they were the day prior. The bowel movements seem to result more from building internal pressure than from the normal functioning of the lower digestive tract, and are accompanied by sometimes severe cramps in the lower abdomen.įinally, someone else with bowel issues! Both my surgeon and original urologist claim it is not possible. My thinking is that my digestive tract is not contracting and propelling its contents along, as it used to. Has anyone else had or heard of this experience? I am concerned that perhaps some damage was done to my rectal nerves during the surgery. ![]() I does seem to help with softening the stools, however. I have been using murilax daily, but even with it, I cannot get "regular". I worry that when the stool comes, I will not be able to pass it, that it will be painful, or even that I will not be physically able to expel it. I still go sometimes for 4 or 5 days without producing a stool. whole grains, salads, oats, not too much meat, but then mostly fish and fowl. Mind you, I have a fairly healthy diet to begin with. So I began to make the usual dietary modifications. But I did not want to become dependent on them. I used OTC laxatives, periodically, to keep things moving at first. And when a bowel movement came, it was extremely difficult and painful to expel - to the point where I became anxious that I might need to seek medical attention to remove it. I found myself going without a bowel movement for days at a time. But normal daily bowel movements never returned. After a couple of weeks, I reduced my use of these drugs. In my own case, I was put on stool softeners and laxatives for a period following my surgery. But I have not come across any information on long term constipation and irregular bowel habits as a RESULT of surgery. I am also aware that rectal incontinence issues and, to a lesser extent, bowel disfunction, may result from radiation therapy. I understand that constipation is a concern after surgical prostate removal - because it can interfere with the healing of incisions.
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