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Don’t strain, you’ll have pain. What I thought was butt burn turned out to be mostly an inflamed cuff aggravated by pelvic floor issues. My body wanted to push a bm and you can’t—the pouch doesn’t work the way our rectums did. Before I learned this in therapy, I thought relief was surely forthcoming by pushing, however the stool flow (what there was) would stop abruptly leaving me in pain and with tenesmus. Do you have any blood spotting on the toilet paper? That’s sign of cuffitis or a fissure and/or possibly a hemorrhoid. What I learned to do was wait as long as you can to have a bm, and if you start to spasm stand up from the toilet. My spasms would get so bad it felt like my pouch was prolapsing. You’ve got to relax. Sit back down and take slow deep breaths (let your belly expand, not your chest) and slowly exhale with a verbal “ahhhhh.” That will help relax your sphincters so they open up and you’ll empty better. If possible, use a bidet to clean up. Blow dry if possible and apply iLex paste. At the end of the day, take a sitz bath if your pain is constant from high frequency. Keep trying to figure out what’s best for you—the best mix (and times to take) soluble fiber and Imodium to keep frequency and butt burn under control.

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